A new nanostructured material with tunable viscoelastic properties is fabricated using a 2D on 1D approach. The material differs from traditional carbon nanotube (CNT) re-enforced materials in that it has an integrated, hard, amorphous diamond (a-D) surface that can spread point stresses evenly to the underlying CNT supports (see figure). The film is unique in that it is both hard and wear-resistant but still maintains viscoelastic properties.