Diamond Is About to Be Dethroned As the Hardest Material Ever

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Diamond Is About to Be Dethroned As the Hardest Material Ever

 

Diamonds are the hardest substance on Earth — but on other planets, the jury is still out.  That's because for some 40 years, scientists have theorized that diamond can squeeze into an even harder mineral known as an eight-atom body-centered cubic, or BC8.  If true, this ultra-dense form of carbon would likely be found on carbon-rich exoplanets and would have both a higher compressive strength and thermal conductivity than diamond.

 

Simply put, its discovery could be a game changer for a variety of industries, and now scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of South Florida (USF) using the Frontier supercomputer have found a possible pathway toward creating BC8.  The results of the study were published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.  [...]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/diamond-dethroned-hardest-material-ever-120000769.html

[Ban Hammer 13,327]

it still isn't as hard as an ex's heart.

[Dashinka 24,479]

Still just ultra dense carbon, and we are told carbon is bad.

[TBoneTX 45,251]

11 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Still just ultra dense carbon, and we are told carbon is bad.

Does one get carbon credits, or demerits?

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

On 3/23/2024 at 5:43 PM, TBoneTX said:

Diamond Is About to Be Dethroned As the Hardest Material Ever

 

Diamonds are the hardest substance on Earth — but on other planets, the jury is still out.  That's because for some 40 years, scientists have theorized that diamond can squeeze into an even harder mineral known as an eight-atom body-centered cubic, or BC8.  If true, this ultra-dense form of carbon would likely be found on carbon-rich exoplanets and would have both a higher compressive strength and thermal conductivity than diamond.

 

Simply put, its discovery could be a game changer for a variety of industries, and now scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of South Florida (USF) using the Frontier supercomputer have found a possible pathway toward creating BC8.  The results of the study were published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.  [...]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/diamond-dethroned-hardest-material-ever-120000769.html

I want BC8 status... now

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

On 3/29/2024 at 9:11 AM, Ban Hammer said:

it still isn't as hard as an ex's heart.

Boy what you talking about.  Most guys are like, oh well it did not work out no hard feeling.  They want to ruin you and destroy your life. I could tell a great story of how it back fired but its too much typing. I may later. Mt ex ranted and raved and threatened to drag me to court over something and it bit her in the buttocks. Best guy wins story ever

[TBoneTX 45,251]

3 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I want BC8 status... now

You know the requirements.   

3 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

its too much typing

BC8 status fading over the horizon as we speak...