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Nitrogen 'Diamond' Created

Posted by michael on from the squish dept.

Sensible Clod writes "Researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry have synthesized a new form of nitrogen, with a stucture like that of diamond. This was accomplished by means of a crushing force (>110 GPa) at extremely high temperature (2000 K), of course. The result, according to PhysOrg, is a very hard crystal with a lot of energy stored in it, which leads to the possibility of using it as a non-polluting fuel or high-explosive."

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  1. Re:Drilling? by rts008 · · Score: 0, Troll

    LOL! Homer Homeowner+ powerdrill+explosive drill bits=Darwin Award! Maybe even new "Reality Show" based on switching out everday items with this stuff and taping results. Banned from BattleBots competition to avoid WMD's in the arena!

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