Diamond is no longer nature’s hardest material


	Diamond is no longer nature’s hardest material

burndata0

2-17-2009 2:19 PM

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diamonds, hard, science

burndata0 says:

just kind of cool

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6-12-2009 3:41 PM

thisnamecantbetaken

lonsdaleite

They could have given it a prettier name, though.

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<ST1:PLACE><SPAN>London</SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY><SPAN>: Diamond will always be a woman’s
best friend but the gemstone is no longer the world’s hardest material,
according to scientists.
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rare natural substance, called lonsdaleite, which is made from carbon atoms
just like diamond, has emerged as 58 per cent harder than the gemstone,
according to a report in the New Scientist.
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simulation revealed that the first one, wurtzite boron nitride, withstood 18 per
cent more stress than diamond, while the second, the mineral lonsdaleite, 58 per
cent more.
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