Box office bling: 10 highest-grossing films ever. Film fans and the entertainment press have turned the game of box-office watching into a national sport. We report on the weekend grosses for new releases and sites even allow you to predict the winners and losers. Of course, there's a lot of money at stake. Just look at the list of top-grossing movies; the biggest movies raked in billions of dollars. World all-time box office:
Nano-material is harder than diamonds By Will Knight A material that is harder than diamond has been created in the lab, by packing together tiny ânanorodsâ of carbon. The new material, known as aggregated carbon nanorods (ACNR), was created by compressing and heating super-strong carbon molecules called buckyballs or carbon-60.
Carbon is found free in nature in three allotropic forms: amorphous, graphite, and diamond. Graphite is one of the softest known materials while diamond is one of the hardest. Carbon, as microscopic diamonds, is found in some meteorites.Natural diamonds are found in ancient volcanic pipes such as found in South Africa.Diamonds are also recovered from the ocean floor off the Cape of Good Hope.raphite is one of the softest known materials while diamond is one of the hardest. Carbon, as microscopic diamonds, is found in some meteorites. Natural diamonds are found in ancient volcanic pipes such as found in South Africa. Diamonds are also recovered from the ocean floor off the Cape of Good Hope.