Scientists grow diamonds from scratch in 15 minutes thanks to groundbreaking new process
Scientists grow diamonds from scratch in 15 minutes thanks to groundbreaking new process
Scientists have used a new technique to synthesize diamonds at normal, atmospheric pressure and without a starter gem, which could make the precious gemstones easier to grow in the lab.
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Either JPL or LM (I can't remember which) was working on a HTHP system with the goal of being able to grow diamonds with ICs built in. I wonder if this has that potential.
Whut?
Defense contractors want to grow diamond computer processors. Because silicon breaks down at high temperatures.
Don't diamonds burn? They are just carbon.
Ah, I just assume as it was carbon it would still be quite low (relatively)
Just like humans are basically just trees, because they're both carbon based lifeforms, right?
Na, we are bags of water for the purposes of most approximations
Carbon, compressed hard enough it becomes diamond, forms a square crystal lattice that is so crazy stable that it's very resistant to change (including from burning).
Is diamond more resistant to burning than other forms of carbon? I thought even lowly graphite is pretty stable at high temperatures...
I don't know specific temps, but graphite forms a hexagonal lattice that is highly stable on 2 dimensions. The bonds between layers of hexagons are weaker which lets it be brittle in all the ways we love graphite. I'm not sure how this specific geometry changes the affinity to bond to oxygen.
Yeah, but at about 400 degrees higher than silicon.