Material Stiffer Than Diamond?

A material that is stiffer than diamond has been created by mixing particles of the mineral barium titanate and molten tin. Diamond was previously the stiffest material known. The new material was made by a team from Washington State University and Wisconsin-Madison University, both in the US, and from Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany.

This is quite cool, as diamond has long been known as being one of the more “hardcore” materials. I wonder how long it will take before jewelry stores begin selling molten tin earrings?

Source: New Scientist