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Scientists have created synthetic diamonds that are harder than the regular ones and may help cut through ultra-solid materials on mining sites. Nano-sized Lonsdaleite is a hexagonal diamond only found at the site of meteorite impacts.
“Any time you need a super-hard material to cut something, this new diamond has the potential to do it more easily and quickly,” said Jodie Bradby of Australian National University. The Lonsdaleite forms at 400°C , halfthe lab temperature at which it can be formed.
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