Sentences with phrase «tiny diamond crystals»
The technique exploits quantum effects in tiny diamond crystals, or «nanodiamonds», to detect changes down to a few thousandths of a degree.
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As the diamond crystals form, they can enclose tiny amounts of fluid or rock from their surroundings.
The researchers performed hundreds of indentation tests on tiny olivine crystals less than a centimeter square and found that the olivine crystal became weaker as the size of the diamond tip increased.
The team crushed a sample containing tiny crystals of osmium and liquid argon between the jeweled jaws of a diamond anvil, which exerts several hundred tons per square centimeter of pressure.
These tiny, enigmatic crystals hold promise both for industry and for the study of how diamond grows
A study of tiny mineral «inclusions» within diamonds from Botswana has shown that diamond crystals can take billions of years to grow.