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09/11/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Chemistry breakthrough called “diamene” could lead to incredible body armor no thicker than aluminum foil

When you think of body armor, no one would blame you for conjuring up images of knights clad in plate armor so bulky that they can barely move. Of course, it was a small price for them to pay for the protection it offered. Modern protective wear isn’t quite as bulky, but it’s not exactly […]

07/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New prototype nuclear battery packs 10x more energy than commercial chemical cells

A troika of Russian research institutes have developed a new battery that use nuclear material as its energy source. In a Phys.org article, the prototype cell can store 10 times more energy than its chemical equivalents on the commercial market. The nuclear battery use nickel-63, a radioactive isotope of nickel. Their diodes are made from high-grade diamonds. […]

05/24/2018 / By David Williams

Scientists develop method of creating diamonds using microwaves

What keeps the multi-billion-dollar diamond industry going? Lots of different factors, to be sure – sales of natural diamonds being one of them. Now there’s one thing that’s beginning to threaten the dominance of traditional, mined-from-the-Earth type of diamonds on the market. And it’s none other than the existence of man-made synthetic diamonds that were grown […]

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