Diamondoids
Diamondoids — Terra Invicta technology. Materials scientists construct diamond-like carbon compounds for use in armor and construction.
About Diamondoids
Diamondoids is a Terra Invicta technology in Materials with a research cost of 15,000.
Materials scientists construct diamond-like carbon compounds for use in armor and construction.
Our prior accomplishments in the creation of new nanostructures yields perhaps their ultimate dividend: a synthetic molecule harder than diamond, at a fraction of the weight, and which can be manufactured at truly colossal scale. Diamondoids exist in nature already, first discovered in 1933 as hydrocarbon clusters extracted from crude oil. Their remarkable rigidity as well as thermal and chemical stability, has long made them a source of scientific curiosity, but with the successful synthesis of diamondoids in the lab, the incredible now becomes possible. With the mass production of this nanomolecule, we can create a diamond-like substance 50 times stronger than steel, but its exceptional purity means it sheds all of diamonds' flaws - not to mention the cost. This is no mere armor plating. Ultimately, we may well construct entire ships out of diamondoid, fitted with nanometer-scale components and sensors, while their extreme heat resistance will enable the containment of even the most volatile forms of energy.