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[-] zcd@lemmy.ca 151 points 1 month ago
[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

The article shows the diamonds are around 200nm in size.

[-] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago

While not enough for jewelry, this is great for industrial applications, like abrasive grinding wheels or diamond tipped saw blades

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Trying to size that: That's 0.2 micrometers. Fine sand is 75 micrometers to 425 micrometers.

(1000 micrometers = 1 millimeter)

this post was submitted on 22 May 2024
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