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Revolution In Mining! Mineral Could Be Used To Make Tiny, Ultra-Hard Machine Parts That Promote The Replacement Of Graphite With Diamond.
Scientists have found a mineral stronger than diamond. They say that the lonsdaleite could be useful in mining, as well as strengthening industrial tools such as oil drilling bits and saw blades, a true industrial revolution!
The study was led by Tomkins and published in PNAS. Tomkins says that the sample of space diamond 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, humanity believed that diamonds were the hardest minerals in the world, but this new discovery questions that belief, as lonsdaleite promises to be 58% stronger than diamonds.
“We really don’t know how hard lonsdaleite is,” said Tomkins to CNET. “It has been mathematically estimated to be 58% harder than diamond, but that 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 is this design that makes it have a much stronger structure.
“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, like diamond, with lonsdaleite,” said Tomkins.
This conclusion was reached after studying a newly discovered group of lonsdaleite in Africa and published earlier this month.
The Strongest Diamonds On Earth Come From A Distant Exoplanet
It is believed that the meteors that left mineral deposits of lonsdaleite come from a dwarf planet, although it is not exactly known which one.
Some wonder if these minerals come from planets made of diamonds and what else is in outer space that will soon arrive on our planet.
Comentários hilários.
Faz sentido. Estrutura hexagonal tende ser mais rígida que ****bica.
Bastou um engenheiro brasileiro anunciar uma liga de aço bem mais forte que o diamante que aparece um “gênio” dizendo que é do espaço e depois que foi encontrado na África do Sul. É o mesmo método para negar Santos Dumont como o verdadeiro inventor do avião ou até da máquina de escrever.
Sim , tem toda a razão . Não querem reconhecer os inventores brasileiros , acham que so os cientistas deles são dignos de confiança .
Falou bem !
Ou talvez nosso marketing seja muito ruim e não aparecem nas Natures da vida. Quem nao é visto não existe.
Sim, durante todo esse tempo vivemos num mundo de informação x desinformação criado por aqueles que há séculos se acham os donos do mundo. Os mesmos que criam e divulgam “estórias” próprias e apagam as “histórias” alheiam sempre no intuito de se eternizarem como os “senhores do mundo”. Já passou da hora de desmascararmos essa desfaçatez.
As multinacionais brasileiras tais como a Petrobras e outras deveriam investir para criação de brocas e outros materiais usando a liga de aço isso mostraria confiança nos cientistas brasileiros que não deixam nada a dever a outros e as mídias brasileiras também deveriam cumprir o seu devido papel