Crystals from chaos: Physicists observe new form of carbon
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 13:06
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of scientists led by Carnegie's Lin Wang has observed a new form of very hard carbon clusters, which are unusual in their mix of crystalline and disordered structure. The material is capable of indenting diamond. This finding has potential applications for a range of mechanical, electronic, and electrochemical uses. The work is published in Science on Aug. 17.