An elusive material that scientists have wanted to make for decades has finally been synthesised under tremendous heat and pressure – and it is nearly as hard as diamond.

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In diamond, each carbon atom is bonded to four other carbon atoms in a tetrahedral arrangement. But under the right circumstances, carbon can arrange itself hexagonally, forming a hardier material ...

A team of scientists from two universities in China have synthesized a material harder than diamond in the laboratory. When carbon is subjected to extreme heat and pressure within the Earth, it ...

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To do this, the scientists compressed carbon and nitrogen between diamond points at 700,000 times atmospheric pressure. Then, using lasers, the material was heated to 2732 degrees Fahrenheit.

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It’s homoepitaxial, meaning it only grows on other diamonds, and integrating diamond into quantum or conventional computers, quantum sensors, cellphones, or other devices would mean sacrificing the ...