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| Keywords: Ultrananocrystalline diamond-coated pump seals.jpg Argonne National Laboratory's two 2008 R D 100 awards The surfaces of these ultrananocrystalline-diamond UNCD mechanical seals are specially treated with a continuous film of tiny diamonds This diamonds coating improves the pumps' reliability and ability to prevent fluids from escaping into the environment UNCD is an engineered nanomaterials invented at Argonne It consists of diamond grains two to five nanometers in diameter UNCD marked the first ever affordable diamond film suitable for mass production of a wide range of diamond based microelectromechanical system nanoelectromechanical system devices biodevices biosensors and microelectronic circuits http //www top5cashfordiamonds com Cash for diamonds Adjustments in the original production process made UNCD cost-effective for mechanical seals 2008-08-12 14 02 40 https //www flickr com/photos/departmentofenergy/9578288124/ ENERGY GOV other versions PD-USGov United States Department of Energy | ||||
