New research from the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Co. shows that the United States could mine enough graphite to ...

Metal-organic frameworks can store huge amounts of gas in a tiny space—enabling advances that could help humans fight climate ...

This experiment tests whether extreme pressure from a hydraulic press can turn graphite into real diamonds, exploring the limits of material transformation. Rugby match called off as heavy rain brings ...

The graphite found in your favorite pencil could have instead been the diamond your mother always wears. What made the difference? Researchers are finding out. How molten carbon crystallizes into ...

Molten carbon can form into either diamond or graphite. A new study shows how graphite can sometimes form even under conditions that should lead to diamond. (Getty Images) The graphite found in your ...

The graphite found in your favorite pencil could have instead been the diamond your mother always wears. What made the difference? Researchers are finding out. How molten carbon crystallizes into ...

The film discusses the significance of carbon, highlighting its presence in 90% of known compounds and its various forms, such as diamond and graphite. It explains the atomic structure of carbon, ...

A team of scientists from two universities in China synthesized a material harder than diamond in the laboratory. When carbon is subjected to extreme heat and pressure inside the Earth, it can ...

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Researchers have demonstrated a novel way to manipulate the atomic structure of graphite, a common yet versatile element. Their technique, called “Slidetronics,” utilizes van der Waals forces to ...