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		palish on Feb 13, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scientists Discover Material Harder Than Diamond Neat. Does. Anyone know what impact this discovery could have? Is a harder-than-diamond substance useful? (The obvious use case is for diamond cutters.)

bullseye on Feb 13, 2009 [–]

There are quite a few uses listed in the last paragraph of the article.

palish on Feb 13, 2009 | [–]

D'oh, thanks!

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