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Did You Know That Diamonds Are Slippery When Wet?
Scientists have known for a long time that Diamonds slip and slide with remarkable low friction and as such are excellent material and used for the coating of seals, in high-performance tools, and high-tech moving parts.
The question is why and how?
University of Pennsylvania scientists and researchers from Argonne National Laboratories devised a series of experiments using the latest highly specialized technique know as photoelectron emission microscopy, or PEEM. The results of these experiments are fascinating.
More details are here: Slippery Diamonds!
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