Yes, tequila can grow diamonds: 2008 paper grew diamond films from Tequila
secemp9 · x · 2026-11-03
A fun science share: the 2008 paper "Growth of Diamond Films from Tequila" by Morales, Apátiga and Castaño used tequila as a precursor to grow diamond thin films via Pulsed Liquid Injection, characterized by SEM and Raman spectroscopy. Counterintuitive materials-science trivia that still surprises people.
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