Latest Superhard materials Stories

SALT LAKE CITY, June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Amedica/US Spine, a spinal and reconstructive implant and instrument manufacturer focused on unique silicon nitride (SiN) ceramic technologies, recently submitted a design dossier to the British Standards Institution (BSI), requesting permission to distribute its innovative total hip ceramic femoral head technology in Europe. The dossier review process is anticipated to take approximately two months. Upon approval, Amedica will market its unique...

The ability to image single biological molecules in a living cell is something that has long eluded researchers; however, a novel technique, using the structure of diamond, may well be able to do this and potentially provide a tool for diagnosing, and eventually developing a treatment for, hard-to-cure diseases such as cancer.In a study published today, Thursday, 19 May, in the Institute of Physics and the German Physical Society's New Journal of Physics, researchers have developed a...

HONG KONG, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- H.C. Starck, one of the world's leading manufacturers of refractory metals and advanced ceramics, and Jiangxi Rare Metals Tungsten Holding Group Co. Ltd. (JXTC), one of China's largest tungsten mine operators, signed today two agreements in Hong Kong to form a Joint Venture to produce advanced tungsten chemicals, metal and carbide powders. For H.C. Starck the Joint Venture is a crucial element of the company's strategy to expand its presence in China....

Mothers helping Mothers honored as Single Mother Ramona Wilson of Image Works Academy has New Academy-Award Inspired Signature Keepsake Series Bracelet Named "Ramona" in Her Honor presented by Diamond Donna Root and Janae Moss for Women of Brilliance Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) May 05, 2011 Today, Diamonds by Donna, the first company to offer white cultured diamonds diamonds grown from diamond seeds to jewelry consumers, announced that they along with Janae Moss of the Help Me...

Diamond Necklace and Academy Award Inspired Signature Keepsake Set Designed by Diamond Donna Donated to the Keep Memory Alive Power of Love Gala by Actress Teri Hatcher Hollywood, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 15, 2011 Today, Diamond Donna Root, and Diamonds by Donna partner Jon R. Moss, officially thanked actress Teri Hatcher for including their chocolate diamond necklace and their Academy Award Inspired Signature Keepsake necklace and bracelets set in her fund raising support for the Keep...

By Rick Robinson, Georgia Tech Research InstituteResearchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are developing a solid composite material to help cool small, powerful microelectronics used in defense systems. The material, composed of silver and diamond, promises an exceptional degree of thermal conductivity compared to materials currently used for this application.The research is focused on producing a silver-diamond thermal shim of unprecedented thinness "“ 250 microns or less....

A yellow diamond weighing over 110 carats is now on display in London's Natural History Museum. The Sun Drop is one of the biggest of its type in the world and is roughly the size of a woman's thumb. The diamond is on loan from diamond manufacturer Cora International. Color in diamonds is caused by the presence of other substances or structural defects. Tiny amounts of boron create a blue stone, while exposure to radiation at some point during formation will result in a green tint. Pink...

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Amedica/US Spine, a spine and reconstructive implant and instrument manufacturer focused on unique silicon nitride (SiN) technologies, implanted its first silicon nitride total hip implant this week in the international marketplace. A patient at the George Provincial Hospital in Western Cape South Africa received the implant that uses an Infinia silicon nitride ceramic femoral head as part of the total implant. In 2010 Amedica/US Spine partnered...

Atom-thick sheets unlock future technologiesA new way of splitting layered materials to give atom thin "nanosheets" has been discovered. This has led to a range of novel two-dimensional nanomaterials with chemical and electronic properties that have the potential to enable new electronic and energy storage technologies. The collaborative* international research led by the Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and the...

NEW YORK, January 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Conference Will Focus on the Fields of Diamond, Diamond-like Compounds, Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Nitrides Elsevier announced today that DIAMOND 2011, 22nd European Conference on Diamond, Diamond-Like Materials, Carbon Nanotubes and Nitrides, will occur on 4-8 September 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany. The Elsevier organized conference discusses the significant improvements in material growth...