We've discussed this topic earlier, but now that confirmation is in and prizes are being
awarded, we've decided to fill in some of the details we left out last time. In Germany, a group of scientists have successfully combined the hardest substance known to man with high-tech ceramics to create a new material that is highly durable as well as having a relatively low value of friction. The project coordinator at the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST in Braunschweig, Dr. Lothar Schafer said that by using this recently developed process, they can apply a diamond layer of up to a half-square meter in size. Schafer was quoted as saying, "There's nothing else like it in the world. Ultimately, DiaCer is of interest for all components in machine construction that need strong resistance to wear."
DiaCer is one of the most advanced substances ever created by modern man, and its applications seem to extend to all levels of industry. Though the development and implementation of this new substance is still in its relative infancy, its designers have already been commended for their discovery with the Stifterverband Award for Science, which is awarded for scientific excellence in applied research projects carried out jointly by Fraunhofer Institutes and business enterprises and/or other research organizations.
The future could be very bright in the field of ceramics manufacturing. Currently, the heat shields on American space shuttles are made of highly advanced ceramics. Manufacturers who get on the ground floor with DiaCer might find themselves making new, advanced barriers for the next generation of manned space vehicles. If diamonds truly are forever, then DiaCer is easily the future of ceramics manufacturing.
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