Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · United States
Texas A&M researchers fire hypersonic projectiles at engineered diamond composite
Texas A&M University says its researchers built an ultra-hard diamond composite and struck it with hypersonic projectiles, triggering a rapid transformation of the material.
Why it matters: Texas A&M says the transformation could power future defence, aerospace and protective materials, presenting these as possible uses rather than achieved results.
Texas A&M University reported that its researchers engineered an ultra-hard composite material based on diamond.
According to the university, the team struck the composite with hypersonic projectiles, which triggered a rapid transformation, and the article's title refers to graphite forming.
The university said the transformation could power future defence, aerospace and protective materials.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
Texas A&M names defence, aerospace and protective materials as areas the transformation could power in future, framing them as prospective applications rather than outcomes already demonstrated.
