http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in China have used math calculations to predict that under cold compression, two new carbon allotropes may be formed. In their paper pre-published on arXiv, the team describes how the two new allotropes would have a hardness factor somewhere between graphite and diamond. http://phys.org/news252315440.html Nanotechnology Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:37:37 EST news252315440 An amorphous diamond – one that lacks the crystalline structure of diamond, but is every bit as hard – has been created by a Stanford-led team of researchers. http://phys.org/news237553983.html Physics Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:13:10 EST news237553983 (PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon comes in many different forms, and now scientists have predicted another new form, or allotrope, of carbon. The new form of carbon, which they call T-carbon, has very intriguing physical properties that suggest that it could have a wide variety of applications. http://phys.org/news222675816.html Nanotechnology Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:30:02 EST news222675816