Diamond is a famously hard material, but now scientists at City University of Hong Kong have managed to stretch it further than ever before. Why? Stretching nanoscale samples changes their electronic ...

In a significant advancement in thermal management materials, scientists have identified boron arsenide as a material that surpasses diamond in heat transfer capabilities. This discovery builds on ...

(Nanowerk News) The joint project “Deutsche Brilliance” (DE-Brill) aims to harness the special material properties of diamond and develop technologies for manufacturing and controlling diamond-based ...

Diamond is more than just a pretty gem – it has many attractive properties that stretch far beyond its aesthetic appeal. Matthew Markham and Daniel Twitchen explain how this special form of carbon now ...

Boron arsenide has dethroned diamond as the best heat conductor, thanks to refined crystal purity and improved synthesis methods. This discovery could transform next-generation electronics by ...

The need for more powerful electronic devices in today’s society is curtailed by our ability to produce highly conductive semiconductors that can withstand the harsh, high temperature fabrication ...

Simple bending of diamond nanoneedles can reversibly convert diamond from an electrical insulator to a metal-like conductor, a study finds. Recent studies have shown that nanoscale diamond needles can ...

A team of scientists from two universities in China have synthesized a material harder than diamond in the laboratory. When ...

Scientists have developed new approaches that significantly improve the accuracy of an important material testing technique by harnessing the power of machine learning. The new analytical technique ...