{"id":12232,"date":"2015-12-03T09:18:28","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T09:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=12232"},"modified":"2015-12-03T09:18:52","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T09:18:52","slug":"new-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/new-diamond","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Create A Substance That Is Way Harder And Brighter Than Diamonds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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It is harder and brighter than another well-known solid phase of carbon &#8211; diamonds.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The intricate process<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Researchers at North Carolina State University can create this new substance with a very intricate process. First, they start with a substrate, like sapphire, glass or a plastic polymer. This is covered with loose carbon. Then, they hit the loose carbon with a single laser pulse that lasts 200 nanoseconds &#8211; which is incredibly fast at 200 billionths of a second. Though it is short, that is enough time to heat carbon to about 3,700 degrees Celsius. That is close to double the heat that scientists believe made the first natural diamonds a billion years ago. The scientists then rapidly cool the carbon and forced the atoms into a special crystalline structure. This operation takes place at one atmosphere &#8212; the same pressure as the surrounding air.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12234\" style=\"width: 715px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/180119432_10.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"715\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/180119432_10.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/180119432_10-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/180119432_10-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taraznews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/content\/images\/story\/92-07\/16\/11.jpg?itok=BPOFkMX7\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>An amazing new find<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve now created a third solid phase of carbon,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8221; says Jay Narayan, the John C. Fan Distinguished Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at NC State and co-author of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/scitation.aip.org\/content\/aip\/journal\/aplmater\/3\/10\/10.1063\/1.4932622\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">report published in the Journal of Applied Physics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;The only place it may be found in the natural world would be possibly in the core of some planets.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0The result is so bright that it glows even in the dimmest light.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12235\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/ws7zlpr.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"704\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/ws7zlpr.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/ws7zlpr-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/ws7zlpr-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/WS7zlpr.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>The possibilities are endless<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This new material could become very useful. \u00a0In addition to being harder than diamonds, Q-carbon is also ferromagnetic. Meaning, it can be magnetized. <em>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t even think that was possible,&#8221;<\/em> Narayan said. And since it is so bright, it could make electronic displays brighter and clearer. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;Q-carbon&#8217;s strength and low work-function &#8212; its willingness to release electrons &#8212; make it very promising for developing new electronic display technologies.\u201d <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12237\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/maxresdefault-27.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"704\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/maxresdefault-27.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/maxresdefault-27-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/maxresdefault-27-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ts7F5Mf1kLY\/maxresdefault.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>It can help the medical industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perhaps the most exciting potential use of Q-carbon is that scientists &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">can create diamond nanoneedles or microneedles, nanodots, or large-area diamond films, with applications for drug delivery, industrial processes and for creating high-temperature switches and power electronics<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,&#8221; Narayan said. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;These diamond objects have a single-crystalline structure, making them stronger than polycrystalline materials. And it is all done at room temperature and at ambient atmosphere &#8212; we&#8217;re basically using a laser like the ones used for laser eye surgery. So, not only does this allow us to develop new applications, but the process itself is relatively inexpensive.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12238\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/42-19762044-jpg__800x600_q85_crop.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"717\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/42-19762044-jpg__800x600_q85_crop.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/42-19762044-jpg__800x600_q85_crop-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/42-19762044-jpg__800x600_q85_crop-85x64.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thumbs.media.smithsonianmag.com\/filer\/3e\/a3\/3ea3c277-6a2c-43d5-b750-6e75b0a3e4a4\/42-19762044.jpg__800x600_q85_crop.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>There is still much to learn<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Narayan, the reason they are creating diamond needles instead of making them out of Q-carbon is the following: \u00a0<em>&#8220;We are still in the early stages of understanding how to manipulate it&#8230;We don&#8217;t yet know how to make Q-carbon nanodots or microneedles. That&#8217;s something we&#8217;re working on.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12239\" style=\"width: 708px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/certificazione.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"708\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/certificazione.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/certificazione-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rditest.striom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/certificazione.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/botswana-miners\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Botswana Miners Find World\u2019s 2nd-Largest 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