Tracking the elusive carbon nitride

Researchers are using a variety of techniques to identify and synthesize superhard materials.

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Northwestern University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Evanston, IL 60208

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University of California, Berkeley
Department of Physics
366 Le Conte Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-7300

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17 Van Vorst Drive
Burnt Hills, NY 12027

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Pennsylvania State University
103 Materials Research Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802

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Virginia Tech
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Blacksburg, VA 24061