Science
Lab-made hexagonal diamonds are stronger than the real thing – Livescience.com
The scientists used a soundwave and a laser beam to measure the diamonds before they disintegrated.
Diamonds may be the strongest known natural material, but researchers have just created some stiff competition.
By firing a dime-sized graphite disk at a wall at 15,000 mph (24,100 km/h), scientists momentarily created a hexagonal diamond that is both stiffer and stronger than the natural, cubic kind.
Hexagonal diamonds, also known as Lonsdaleite diamonds, are a special type of diamond with carbon
atoms
arranged in a hexagonal pattern. Formed when graphite is exposed to extreme heat and stress,…
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