Process to transition two-layer graphene into diamond-hard material on impact discovered

Scientists worked to theorize and test how two layers of graphene – each one-atom thick – could be made to transform into a diamond-like material upon impact at room temperature.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171218120042.htm

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