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New Material Harder Than Diamond

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the thats-one-gem-thats-hard-to-imagine dept.

h4x0r-3l337 writes "Diamond is no longer the hardest substance known to man. Scientists have created a new material, called "aggregated diamond nanorods" by compressing carbon-60 under high heat. From the article: 'The hardness of a material is measured by its isothermal bulk modulus. Aggregated diamond nanorods have a modulus of 491 gigapascals (GPa), compared with 442 GPa for conventional diamond.'"

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  1. Next gen ridiculous expensive gift by setien · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Engraved diamonds for your girlfriends, anyone?

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