"Weird Science" star Kelly LeBrock was once considered one of Hollywood's most alluring on-screen stars—but today, she lives a world away from the red carpets and glamorous galas she was once a ...
The Bermuda Triangle may not be the biggest mystery of the Atlantic. In a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, scientists believe they have discovered the reason why ...
Traditionally, diamond production involves converting carbon at enormous pressures and temperatures, where the diamond form is stable, or by using chemical vapor deposition, where it is not. Professor ...
How does our nose work? Have you wondered how we can detect so many different types of odors? There is chemistry behind food smells. In this activity, we will explore how small changes in chemical ...
Scientists have created the first sizable meteorite diamond — also known as lonsdaleite or hexagonal diamond — a material predicted to be even harder than the diamonds normally found on Earth. The ...
Molten carbon can form into either diamond or graphite. A new study shows how graphite can sometimes form even under conditions that should lead to diamond. (Getty Images) The graphite found in your ...
ABSTRACT: Diamond-like carbon was deposited on glass substrates by a photo chemical vapor deposition method using methane and hydrogen gases as a starting material. Light from an Ar excimer lamp was ...
Elton Santos receives funding from EPSRC, Royal Society, and is affiliated with the Donostia International Physics Center, San Sebastián, Spain. Diamonds might be forever but that doesn’t stop them ...
Lonsdaleite has attracted attention for decades due to its reported strength. Now, a dedicated group of researchers has manufactured this rare form of diamond in a laboratory. Scientists from China ...
When Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams need a break from writing posts, they hop on the podcast and talk about their favorite stories of the past week. Want to know what they were ...
The film discusses the significance of carbon, highlighting its presence in 90% of known compounds and its various forms, such as diamond and graphite. It explains the atomic structure of carbon, ...