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Easy-to-Make Material Scratches Diamond

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the mohs-hardness-scale-so-hosed dept.

holy_calamity writes "A material tough enough to scratch diamond that can be made without resorting to massive pressure has been developed at UCLA. A regular furnace and a zap of current is enough to meld boron with the metal rhenium." Sound familiar? This is the other new material tougher than diamond, but no word yet on how they rate against each other.

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  1. Re:Obligatory... by DrWho520 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If the bullet has enough (a) is does not need any (b,) because nothing lasts very long against lots of (a) moving really fast. (I need me some (a.))

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  2. Re:YOU'RE A FUCKING MORON--THAT'S WHY SHE DUMPED Y by failedlogic · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks for the information, but the post WAS A JOKE.