The diamonds found inside the meteorite have a hexagonal crystal structure called lonsdaleite. This crystal structure makes the diamonds even harder than 'traditional' ones, perhaps by as much as 60%.

Researchers have succeeded in creating a rare type of diamond, known as lonsdaleite or hexagonal diamond. This material, ...

Meteorite diamonds, which could be 58% harder than ordinary diamonds, have finally been made in the lab. Scientists have ...

Crystal, magnetic structure of multiferroic hexagonal manganite Date: February 22, 2016 Source: International Union of Crystallography Summary: Ever since Curie conjectured on 'the symmetry in ...

The lattice of the hexagonal close packed crystal is hexagonal and a basis of two atoms is placed in the same orientation on each lattice point. The diagrams below illustrate the geometry and space ...

But the hexagonal 2D structure is enough to promise new avenues for research in electronics that use a similar layer of a naturally hexagonal crystal material.

Crystal structure of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) and basic characteristics of h-BN nanomechanical resonators. (a) Top view of h-BN crystal structure.

Researchers in Europe have found a way to make silicon-germanium (SiGe) alloys emit light efficiently, a breakthrough that has the potential to revolutionize integrated silicon photonics. In that ...

The diamonds found inside the meteorite have a hexagonal crystal structure called lonsdaleite. This crystal structure makes the diamonds even harder than ‘traditional’ ones, perhaps by as much ...