Researchers have grown diamonds under conditions of 1 atmosphere pressure and at 1025 degrees Celsius using a liquid metal alloy composed of gallium, iron, nickel, and silicon, thus breaking the ...

Diamonds in nature famously form under immense pressure in Earth’s mantle. But a new laboratory technique allows diamonds to skip the squeeze. The most common method for producing synthetic diamonds, ...

Food and diamonds usually intersect only in the hyper-opulent realm populated by the likes of the world's most luxurious cake decorated with thousands of diamonds, or the most expensive drinking ...

Throughout hip-hop's long history, jewelry has served as an important vehicle for artists to convey their ideas and affluence, or simply to dazzle onlookers. Diamonds, in particular, serve as an ...

In an age when you can get just about anything online, it’s probably no surprise that you can buy a diamond-making machine for $200,000 on Chinese eCommerce site Alibaba. If, like me, you haven’t been ...

Since their widespread introduction to the market nearly a decade ago, lab-grown diamonds have carved out a substantial slice of the market. Industry analyst Paul Zimnisky recently told the news ...

Growth of diamond in liquid metal alloy under 1 atmosphere pressure. (a) A photo showing the as-grown diamond on the solidified liquid metal surface. (b) An optical image of the as-grown continuous ...

Interestingly, this improved extraction method has created an unexpected challenge: a glut of giant diamonds too large for typical jewelry use. The glut hasn't been helped by automation in the diamond ...