Ultrahard diamond glass made by crushing buckyballs

Researchers at Carnegie Science have developed an ultrahard diamond glass. Made entirely of crushed “soccerballs” of carbon, the new material also has high thermal conductivity and could find use in electronics.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, Scie… Continue reading Ultrahard diamond glass made by crushing buckyballs

Slow-mo video captures motion of single molecules at 1,600 fps

The world of atoms and molecules is tricky to study, not just because it’s so small but because events occur so quickly at that scale. Now, researchers at the University of Tokyo have captured slow motion video of the movements of single molecules at 1… Continue reading Slow-mo video captures motion of single molecules at 1,600 fps