(MADISON) Researchers at the University of Wisconsin- Madison say theyâ??ve found a substance thatâ??s stiffer than a diamond. The compound doesnâ??t really have a name, but Roderic Lakes calls it â??extra liberalâ? because of its unique positive-negative balance.
Lakes is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering Physics and Biomedical Engineering. He and some colleagues recently published an article in Science Magazine describing the new compound, made of bariumtitanate and tin, which he says looks like tin with grains of sand in it.