Graphene's enduring appeal lies in its remarkable combination of lightness, flexibility, and strength. Now, researchers have shown that under pressure, it can briefly take on the traits of one of its ...

The discovery suggests the earliest galaxies formed more quickly after the Big Bang than previously thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films and coatings are a unique class of amorphous carbon materials that combine properties reminiscent of both diamond and graphite. With a high fraction of sp³-bonded ...

Mineral scale inside pipes is one of those hidden problems that quietly drains money and energy from industrial systems, ...

Argonne, Ill. (Aug. 5, 2016) - Fans of Superman surely recall how the Man of Steel used immense heat and pressure generated by his bare hands to form a diamond out of a lump of coal. The tribologists ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Diamond-like carbon films created at Sandia National Laboratories are helping probe the far boundaries of the solar system as part of a NASA mission to study how the sun's solar ...

Diamonds hitch a ride to Earth's surface inside a rare magma called kimberlite, but only if that magma stays buoyant.

"We take harmful carbon that is warming the planet and turn it into a beautiful form of carbon that warms the heart – diamonds," says Ryan Shearman, co-founder Aether diamonds. It sounds like alchemy: ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the earliest-known carbon dust in a galaxy ever. Using the powerful space telescope, a team of astronomers spotted signs of the element that forms the ...