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Re: Diamond strength and nanotech

by "Mike Combs" <mikecombs@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jan 18, 2008 at 02:26 PM

"bealoid" <signup@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>I read many books which mention nano-engineered structure made from
> diamond.
>
> I know diamond is hard, but I thought it was brittle.
>
> Would a nano-engineered diamond be any less brittle?

They also talk a lot about a theoretical material called "diamondoid". 
I'd 
always assumed the advantage was that it would be less brittle than actual

diamond.  Don't know much more about it than that, though.

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Diamond strength and nanotech
bealoid <signup@[EMAIL  2008-01-18 20:10:12 
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"Mike Combs" &l  2008-01-18 14:26:49 
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Luke Campbell <lwcamp@  2008-01-20 09:25:03 
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Crown-Horned Snorkack <  2008-01-21 09:25:24 
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Matt Browne SFW <matt.  2008-01-20 09:43:07 
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Crown-Horned Snorkack <  2008-01-21 09:31:16 
Re: Diamond strength and nanotech
"Mike Combs" &l  2008-01-21 13:11:50 
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Crown-Horned Snorkack <  2008-01-24 13:04:11 
Re: Diamond strength and nanotech
Dr J R Stockton <jrs@[  2008-01-22 21:34:28 
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"Mike Combs" &l  2008-01-23 12:31:20 
Re: Diamond strength and nanotech
Dr J R Stockton <jrs@[  2008-01-24 14:59:38 

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