Space science
Diamonds lose the throne 'king' hardness
Professor Tristan Ferrroir, of the University of Lyon, France, announced that his team has discovered that new matter is harder than diamond.
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Space science
Find material 10 billion times harder than steel
The crust of the hidden crystals has 10 billion times the hardness of ordinary steel. This helps them create gravitational waves that we can detect from the earth.
Biology
Purple tomatoes were born
Thanks to genetic engineering, scientists created purple tomatoes, which are better than regular tomatoes and bring many benefits to human health.
Environment
Dust covering the Chinese city is harder than steel
According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), residents living in one of the most polluted cities in China are breathing and dust particles are harder than iron and…
Videos
Video: Super materials withstand the weight of 100,000 itself
With 3D printing technology, scientists have created a super-light, ultra-durable new material structure, with resistance to masses of 100,000 times its own weight.
Medicine - Health
Measure the hardness of the liver
If the first stage is diagnosed when the liver is mildly fibrosis, the chances of recovery will be high. This is also the reason why the Medical Diagnostic Center (MEDIC…
New technology
Carbon fiber can store energy inside the car body
This finding opens up opportunities to create batteries with new structures, in which carbon fiber will become an important part of the energy system.
New technology
The solution for the self-healing phone screen is here
A recently published study has revealed that a new type of polymer with high hardness and glass-like properties can recover itself by applying a slight pressure force.
New technology
Newly proven materials reach the limits of hardness, and are extremely light
Scientists have proven that the new 3D metamaterial they designed is the first structure of this type to reach the limit of the theory of hardness.
New technology
New steel is 62 times more rigid
US researchers have developed a super-hard steel that shields meteorite satellites or drills through the strongest layers of rock.
New technology
Make diamonds at room temperature
US researchers have developed a method to produce a diamond-like carbon without high temperatures or pressures.
New technology
Detection of super-hard glass near steel
According to the researchers, the Young module of the new glass - an index of hardness - is twice as high as ordinary glass oxide and nearly the same level of steel and…
New technology
Solids can be harder due to the liquid
Is the liquid, of course, softer than the solid, and whether putting liquid droplets into a solid will make it softer?
New technology
Successfully combining super new nanomaterials
The CBN, also known as Elbor, has a number of outstanding advantages, especially its hardness that goes beyond diamonds.
New technology
Glass is metal-stable due to palladium
Recently a group of researchers has succeeded in making a metallic glass with incredible hardness and plasticity even when compressed.