etienne_marais
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It is a well-known fact that diamond is the hardest material on the planet. However, diamond lost its status of the hardest substance when scientists at the North Carolina State University discovered a new, harder-than-diamond form of carbon.
The research team found a new phase of carbon, called the Q-carbon.
http://wonderfulengineering.com/dia...hardest-material-on-the-planet-meet-q-carbon/