Never-before-seen “black nitrogen” plugs puzzle in periodic table

Re:Never-before-seen “black nitrogen” plugs puzzle in period... by klyrs on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @10:19PM (#23398995)

> To create the new form [nitrogen] was pressed together between two diamonds to 1.4 million atmospheres of pressure, and over 4,000 °C (7,232 °F)... It appears to have good conductivity, much like that of graphene, which could make it useful in future electronic devices.

Are you kidding me? Kinda grasping at straws if that's the application -- who are we selling these electronics to, magma golems? This is good & pure science, please don't sully it with such foolishness.

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Re:Never-before-seen “black nitrogen” plugs puzzle in period... by nikanj on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:04AM (#23400344)

Everyone knows you can't report on science without promising cellphones that you only have to charge once per week.

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Re:Never-before-seen “black nitrogen” plugs puzzle in period... by virgilp on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @03:21AM (#23400840)

So, basically, Nokia 3310?

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Re:Never-before-seen “black nitrogen” plugs puzzle in period... by laichzeit0 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @04:20AM (#23401191)

What's even more depressing is that most people on this forum will probably not get this reference :(

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Re:Never-before-seen “black nitrogen” plugs puzzle in period... by sillysaurusx on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @10:22PM (#23399016)

Science journalists are pretty much required to ask about useful applications. "It was cool and we wanted to do it" may be the truth, but (sadly) it's not an acceptable answer.

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Re:Never-before-seen “black nitrogen” plugs puzzle in period... by dylan604 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @03:29AM (#23400892)

When did "for science" loose it's practical meaning and become a meme? At this point, "for science" is next to "hold my beer".

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Re:Never-before-seen “black nitrogen” plugs puzzle in period... by wizzwizz4 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @07:55AM (#23402377)

Probably with the release of Portal.

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Re:Never-before-seen “black nitrogen” plugs puzzle in period... by cyclotron3k on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @11:38PM (#23399411)

Totally agree.

Scientific breakthroughs shouldn't require commercial justification. That they are expanding the extent of human knowledge should be enough.

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Re:Never-before-seen “black nitrogen” plugs puzzle in period... by londons_explore on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @03:27AM (#23400879)

If it can be done with pressure alone, it isn't unreasonable to consider that a crystalline structure might be able to keep it in this state with no external forces.

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Re:Never-before-seen “black nitrogen” plugs puzzle in period... by lain-dono on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @07:42AM (#23402304)

> magma golems

I don't understand, why not? If they're magma, it doesn't mean they're not smart enough to use electronics.

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