Re: Diamond strength and nanotech

"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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Regards,
Mike Combs
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