40% harder Than natural diamonds: Chinese scientists synthesize ‘super diamond’
The synthetic hexagonal diamond exhibits high thermal stability up to 1,100°C and a hardness of 155 GPa, promising ...
Synthetic diamond with hexagonal lattice outshines the natural kind with unprecedented hardness
A team of physicists, materials scientists and engineers affiliated with several institutions in China, working with a ...
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Kasiya graphite is refractory-grade, Sovereign says
Sovereign Metals has confirmed that graphite concentrate from its Kasiya project in Malawi is of refractory-grade quality. Refractories, the heat resistant ...
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'Super diamond' from graphite created
Chinese scientists have synthesized a "super diamond" that is 40 percent harder than natural diamonds and exhibits high thermal stability, a breakthrough that could enhance the performance of ...
Scientists engineer ultra-hard synthetic diamond from graphite
Most natural and synthetic diamonds feature a cubic lattice structure but there are rare exceptions. Lonsdaleite, for example, is a type of diamond that was first ...