Frontier simulations could help build a better diamond (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Frontier simulations could help build a better diamond

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Researchers used ORNL’s Frontier supercomputer to simulate synthesizing BC8, a material harder and tougher than diamond that could offer a wide range of potential uses for industry and other applications.

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Ivan Oleynik/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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