"Creating Super Diamonds: How Scientists Squeezed Diamonds into Something Even Harder"
A supercomputer has modeled the existence of "super-diamonds," a theoretical material made of carbon atoms that could be even harder than regular diamonds and potentially exist in the extreme pressure environments of carbon-rich exoplanets. The supercomputer predicted that this specific phase of carbon, called BC8, is 30% more resistant to compression than regular diamonds. While it has yet to be observed, researchers believe it may exist in space and could be synthesized in Earth laboratories in the future, with potential implications for understanding the interiors of exoplanets.