It's hard, clear, chemically inert, frictionless and an excellent conductor of heat. And it's made of one of the most common elements: carbon. Diamond -- just carbon crystal, really -- is exceedingly useful in fields from microelectronics to water treatment. Unfortunately, large diamonds are also rare. But imagine if the stuff was as ubiquitous as steel.
By: Ted Greenwald, Edited by: Kadhim Shubber
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2013/03/big-ideas/build-skyscrapers-out-of-diamonds
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