Diamond
Scientists discovered ultra-hard material that could rival diamond
The second hardest material after diamond.
New ultra-strong material for microchip sensors
It boasts a yield strength 10 times greater than Kevlar, renowned for its use in bulletproof vests.
The chemical mechanism behind silica-coated nanodiamonds revealed
The team unraveled the bonding mechanism.
SLAC researchers found a way to increase X-ray laser brightness and power
The long – but not too long – cavity would ping-pong X-ray pulses inside of a particle accelerator facility.
New technique uses laser to slice semiconductors from diamonds
A pivotal step toward making diamonds a suitable semiconductor material for future technologies.
Scientists demonstrated the high thermal conductivity of cubic silicon carbide
Analysis reveals crystal purity unlocks semiconductors’ thermal conductivity.
Potential ‘diamond factory’ may have existed at the core-mantle boundary for billions of years
Diamonds and rust at the Earth's core-mantle boundary.
Strange diamonds formed after the dwarf planet collided with a large asteroid
Mysterious diamonds came from outer space.
Diamonds form during asteroid impacts have unique properties
It could be used for advancing future engineering applications.