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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:When keying someone's car isn't enough by ScrewMaster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Now that's actually funny.

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    The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
  2. Everyone knows... by dosle · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Everyone knows diamond is the strongest of all metals.