Scottie (@scottiestech): "Chinese scientists claim to have created hexagonal diamond, which is even harder than normal (cubic) diamonds. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10212-4#Sec17"

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Chinese scientists claim to have created hexagonal diamond, which is even harder than normal (cubic) diamonds.

nature.com

The synthesis of millimetre-sized phase-pure hexagonal diamond, a polymorph of cubic diamond, by compressing highly oriented pyrolytic graphite under high pressures and temperatures is reported, providing new insight into the graphite-to-diamond transformation pathway.

Mar 17

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