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Carbon-Based Materials with Tunable Mechanical and Electronic Properties

17.02.2020 tribonet 376 Views

When someone hears the word diamond the first thing that comes to mind is often something related to jewelry. However, diamonds are actually mostly used for industrial purposes: 75% of the world’s supply of natural […]

Hard, but highly elastic form of carbon developed

14.06.2017 tribonet 1,345 Views

Washington, DC— A team including several Carnegie scientists has developed a form of ultrastrong, lightweight carbon that is also elastic and electrically conductive. A material with such a unique combination of properties could serve a […]