World's strongest glass can scratch the surface of a diamond

https://newatlas.com ^ | August 09, 2021 | By Nick Lavars

[Red Badger]

Ping!................

[Bob434]

finally i can build that glaSs house i’ve always wanted-

[ClearCase_guy]

With the Chinese ... some of the stuff ... I could maybe do without.

[Yo-Yo]

And when they use this glass for smartphone screens, you’ll still need to use a screen protector...

[PapaBear3625]

And when they use this glass for smartphone screens, you’ll still need to use a screen protector...

Because while it might not scratch, it will probably shatter when dropped on a tile floor. Just because it's hard, doesn't mean it's not brittle.

[BradyLS]

Wonder if they’ll make knives and such with it?

[Zathras]

“rock paper scissors Glass Spock”
Spock crushes Diamond
Glass cuts Spock...

[catnipman]

i heard that chinese fullerenes (and NOT graphene oxide) in the covid vaccines are what’s causing most of the vaccine mortality and morbidity ...

[ProtectOurFreedom]

AM-III features a more disorganized structure where the atoms and molecules are misaligned, a kind of material known as amorphous.

Then, just two sentences later, contradiction...

...soccer-ball-shaped molecules of carbon known as fullerenes

Fullerenes aren't amorphous; they are highly structured. So which is it?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Material scientists in China...

Never mind.

[Red Badger]

Fullerenes were subjected to increasing heat and pressure, causing them to be crushed and blended together, with the team carefully dialing up the heat and temperature into uncharted territory until AM-III was formed.

[Red Badger]

Late night infomercials recording even as we speak!................

[unread]

"Material scientists in China.

More proof that it's really OK that students in the US don't take advanced math and physics.. Someone else is sure to invent everything we need...

[freedumb2003]

>>Fullerenes aren’t amorphous; they are highly structured. So which is it?<<

They are phorous fluid. Structured or not as they feel at that moment.

[Jewbacca]

I’ve often wondered why the synthetic sapphire like is used on a Rolex watch crystal wasn’t used for a phone screen.

I presume it’s too expensive.

[calico_thompson]

Yawn... They have already made transparent aluminum (Aluminium oxynitride.)

[TangoLimaSierra]

And when they use this glass for smartphone screens, you’ll still need to use a screen protector...

Just to protect your diamonds.

[Kickass Conservative]

Sure, but can they invent Transparent Aluminum?

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

"Sure, but can they invent Transparent Aluminum?"

We already did it. (You can be sure they will steal it however! )

http://www.surmet.com/technology/alon-optical-ceramics/

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(Pictures of granite impacting on ALON and shattering at site.