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 ...

A new kind of diamond is now in town, according to researchers. These are apparently 58% harder than ordinary diamonds. Findings about these meteorite diamonds were published in the journal Nature.

Diamonds are precious. They're valued for their beauty but they also have some incredible real-world applications. Thanks to its incredible hardness, diamond is often used to line blades and other ...

Research suggests some metals’ semicore electrons may be more active on Earth’s surface than previously thought.

Although the optically transparent single-crystal ZrO 2 form has a very high thermal shock resistance, it also has poor fracture toughness and strength. Zirconia is well-known among ceramics for being ...