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Mining revolution! Mineral could be used to make tiny, ultra-hard machine parts that could replace graphite, such as diamond.
Scientists have found a mineral stronger than diamond. They say it lonsdaleite could be used to be useful in mining, as well as fortifying industrial tools such as oil well drill bits and saw blades, a true industrial revolution!
The study was led by Tomkins and published in PNAS. Tomkins says the space diamond sample provides a new process for industries to try to replicate.
Scientists believe that this mineral may exist on Earth, but they do not know how much of it is on our planet.
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The material promises to revolutionize the industry and be useful in mining
For a long time, mankind believed that diamonds were the hardest minerals in the world, but this new discovery challenges this belief, as lonsdaleite promises to be 58% stronger than diamonds.
“We really don’t know how hard Lonsdaleite is,” he said. Tomkins to CNET. “It has been mathematically estimated to be 58% harder than diamond, but this has not yet been proven by measurement.”
Lonsdaleite is made of carbon, just like diamonds. But its design is hexagonal instead of the cubic atomic structure that diamonds have. And it's this design that makes it much stronger.
“We think that lonsdaleite could be used to make tiny, ultra-hard machine parts if we can develop an industrial process that promotes the replacement of graphite parts, such as diamond, with lonsdaleite,” said Tomkins.
This conclusion was reached after studying a group of Lonsdaleite newly discovered in Africa and published earlier this month.
Earth's strongest diamonds come from a distant exoplanet
The meteors that left lonsdaleite mineral deposits are believed to have come from a dwarf planet, although it is not known exactly which one.
Some wonder if these minerals come from planets made of diamonds and what other things are in outer space that will soon reach our planet.
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What aliens...you guys are alienated, that's what.
All it took was for a Brazilian engineer to announce a steel alloy much stronger than diamond for a “genius” to appear saying he was from space and then later that he was found in South Africa. It is the same method used to deny Santos Dumont as the true inventor of the airplane or even the typewriter.
Yes, you are absolutely right. They do not want to recognize Brazilian inventors, they think that only their scientists are trustworthy.
Well said!
Or maybe our marketing is very bad and they don't appear in the Natures of life. Those who are not seen do not exist.
Yes, during all this time we have lived in a world of information and misinformation created by those who have thought they own the world for centuries. The same people who create and spread their own “stories” and erase the “stories” of others, always with the intention of immortalizing themselves as the “masters of the world”. It is high time we exposed this shamelessness.
Brazilian multinationals such as Petrobras and others should invest in the creation of drills and other materials using the steel alloy. This would show confidence in Brazilian scientists who are second to none. Brazilian media should also play their role.
It makes sense. Hexagonal structure tends to be more rigid than ****spout.
Hilarious comments.