Near-frictionless diamond material created using nanotechnology

Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 23:14 in Physics & Chemistry

Mechanical engineers have fabricated an ultra sharp, diamond-like carbon tip possessing such high strength that it is 3,000 times more wear-resistant at the nanoscale than silicon. The end result is a diamond-like carbon material mass-produced at the nanoscale that doesn't wear.

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