Diamonds

Science

A new method of making diamonds doesn’t require extreme pressure 

Diamonds in nature famously form under immense pressure in Earth’s mantle. But a new laboratory technique allows diamonds to skip…

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Business

Tropicana Las Vegas casino that hosted James Bond in ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ closes after 67 years to make room for an MLB stadium

In the 1971 film “Diamonds are Forever,” James Bond stays in a swanky suite at the Tropicana Las Vegas. “I…

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Fashion

Lab Diamonds! Moissanite! Mined Stones! What’s Worth It (and not) in 2024

I’ve ended up on the engagement side of TikTok, despite being nowhere near ready to say I do. Perhaps it’s…

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Fashion

At the 2024 Golden Globes, Diamonds Were a Girl’s—and Guy’s!—Best Friend

Any magpie with an eye for sparkle relishes awards season, a time when tens of millions of dollars in precious…

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Science

It might rain diamonds on more than 1900 exoplanets across the galaxy

Diamond rain may fall on a large number of exoplanets Shutterstock The skies of icy planets across the cosmos may…

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Science

Are diamonds GaN’s best friend? Revolutionizing transistor technology

A research team at Osaka Metropolitan University has fabricated a gallium nitride (GaN) transistor using diamond, which of all natural…

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Science

This new synthetic material is nearly as durable as diamonds

Apart from their luxury connotation, diamonds are also desired for their far more tangible, useful property—being the hardest material on…

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