by Diamonds are prized for their hardness. In jewelry, they can last generations and resist scratches during day-to-day wear. As blades or drill bits, they can penetrate almost anything without getting destroyed.
As a powder, diamonds polish up gemstones, metals and other materials.
So is anything harder than diamond?
It turns out, figuring out the answer is, well, a bit hard.
For most practical purposes, diamond is still the hardest material, said Richard Kaner, a materials chemist at the University of California, Los Angeles.
There are ways to create diamonds that are harder than standard gem diamonds.
And there are other materials that might theoretically be harder than diamond, but they don't exist in a form that you could hold in your hand or use widely.
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As a powder, diamonds polish up gemstones, metals and other materials.
So is anything harder than diamond?
It turns out, figuring out the answer is, well, a bit hard.
For most practical purposes, diamond is still the hardest material, said Richard Kaner, a materials chemist at the University of California, Los Angeles.
There are ways to create diamonds that are harder than standard gem diamonds.
And there are other materials that might theoretically be harder than diamond, but they don't exist in a form that you could hold in your hand or use widely.
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