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News

Hardest amorphous material can scratch even diamond

By Aisha Al-Janabi2021-09-02T08:30:00

A photo showing a diamond being held between a pair of tweezers

Compressing buckyballs at high temperatures makes ultra-hard and
strong carbon materials

Applying high temperatures and pressure to buckminsterfullerene C[60]
 produces amorphous carbon materials with a compressive strength
similar to diamond, scientists have found.

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