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Can diamonds from a dwarf planet in space be used for ultra-tough machine tools?

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Ureilite cross-section showing lonsdaleite, captured with CSIRO’s electron prob microanalyser (EPMA). Iron in red, magnesium in green, silicon in blue, lonsdaleite in yellow, and diamond in pink

Ureilite cross-section showing lonsdaleite, captured with CSIRO’s electron prob microanalyser (EPMA). Iron in red, magnesium in green, silicon in blue, lonsdaleite in yellow, and diamond in pink

  Lonsdaleite is a rare, hexagonal-shaped diamond believed to be much stronger and harder than the more typical cubic version. Research led by Monash University, in collaboration with CSIRO, RMIT...

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