As any wood worker knows, when you cut wood, you will always get sawdust. This however is a problem when we are working with costly materials such as semiconductors or photovoltaic materials (which are used in solar cells). This of course causes the manufactures too loose a considerable amount of money. Fortunately, researchers at the commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have found a way to drastically reduce the amount of sawdust and lost materials. They do this by lacing the surface of carbon nanotubes with diamond. It is the combination of the two hardest and toughest materials in the world. Almost literally (graphite).
Unfortunately, it is currently tough to synthesis this, but researchers are currently looking at ways to make the process more efficient.
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