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Carbon news, December 2016

Cutting-edge research synthesizes ultra-hard diamond

Scientists have developed a novel way to synthesize nano-sized Lonsdaleite, hexagonal diamonds that are much harder than regular diamonds.

27 December 2016
Stiff water down the nanotubes

Water stays "stiff" in carbon nanotubes even above its normal boiling temperature.

21 December 2016David Bradley

Researchers have shown that adding graphene to glass-fibre composites could improve their crash performance.

19 December 2016Laurie Winkless

New additions to the Materials Today family.

14 December 2016Chun-Sing Lee

First articles, available now.

13 December 2016Stewart Bland

Exciting the polaritons in 2D materials can cause electromagnetic energy to be focused down to a tiny volume.

9 December 2016

Patterned diamond surfaces covered with a layer of graphene can efficiently transport phonons from a semiconductor to a diamond heat sink.

9 December 2016

When confined within carbon nanotubes, water can freeze solid even at high temperatures that would normally set it boiling.

8 December 2016

Do you qualify for the 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize?

8 December 2016

Using powerful computer simulations, researchers have determined why the friction varies when an object slides across graphene.

6 December 2016

Professor Allan S. Hoffman wins 2017 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal.

5 December 2016

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