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Squeezes graphite at about 50,000 times atmospheric pressure and 1,500 °C until it becomes diamond.
First appeared1954 (72 yrs ago)
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Squeezes graphite at about 50,000 times atmospheric pressure and 1,500 °C until it becomes diamond.
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diamond press1954