Friday, 16 August 2013

A New Carbon Supermaterial Is Stronger Than Graphene and Diamond



A New Carbon Supermaterial Is Stronger Than Graphene and Diamond
Aug 16th 2013, 16:30, by Jamie Condliffe

18x363omi2yplpngMove over graphene; get outta here diamond. There’s a new carbon supermaterial in town, and it’s stronger and stiffer than either of you. Researchers from Rice University in Houston have calculated the properties of a new form of carbon that promises more strength and stiffness than any other known material. Called Carbyne, it’s a chain [...]

    






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