Posted on 04/19/2018 2:27:25 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Still, previous research found that, in theory, diamond should be able to flex a bit. The key was to create pure crystals of diamond without any microscopic flaws or variations that would make them brittle. “The hardest natural material, diamond, which is commonly believed to be undeformable, can be bent and stretched significantly,”The researchers suggested that further experiments flexing diamond might discover new behaviors for novel applications, “such as a more powerful or colorful laser or maser,”
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Interesting
Imagine building skyscrapers with beams made of diamond instead of steel?
They would likely be “grown” with nano-technology.
No, no. Beckham came across her diamond-tipped points naturally.
Diamond cars with platinum wheels?
Had not given any thought to Posh.
Was thinking more along this line.
The Physics Behind ‘’Bend It Like Beckham’’
https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200307/beckham.cfm
The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke:
Clarke envisions a microscopically thin but strong “hyperfilament” that makes the elevator possible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountains_of_Paradise
Mr. Clarke was quite the imaginative man, wasn’t he?
One of the best. He and Asimov addressed some religious ideas in their stories.
It has my vote for the single most brilliant SF book ever written.
“Diamond cars with platinum wheels?”
I don’t think we’ will be seeing precious metal platinum wheels anytime soon but carbon for diamond is dirt cheap.
I had a Blues Brothers moment.
The song Minnie The Moocher.
Not SF, but an enjoyable read and it is FREE!
The rise and fall of diamonds
By Edward Jay Epstein
An enjoyable history of diamonds and De Beers.
Ian Fleming was in it up to his neck!
The author posts his one-time bestseller online for free.
A bit dated, but not much, if anything has changed.
http://www.edwardjayepstein.com/diamond/prologue.htm
Title: It Was Nothing—Really! Title Record # 45045
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
That said, grew up on Clarke/Asimov/Heinlein,and the rest...
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