Diamonds have charmed high-pressure scientists. Now, a new suitor is pressing for affection. A synthetic crystal called moissanite has squeezed in on diamond’s role as the jaws of a powerful ...

Researchers have squeezed diamonds to a record-setting pressure — 14 times as high as that inside Earth’s core. The compressed diamond’s properties could reveal the extreme conditions deep inside ...

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Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have looked for ways to determine how the properties of electronic and optical materials can be harnessed to develop ultrasensitive sensors for ...

Nanostructured diamond capsules (NDCs) with high-pressure argon nanodomains embedded in the matrix. (Courtesy: Charles Zeng) High pressures dramatically change the properties of materials, sometimes ...

Diamonds are a scientist's best friend, at least for studying atmospheric pressure on the outer planets, like Pluto. Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have teamed up with Maryland-based WD Lab ...

Surat (India) (AFP) – The glittering diamonds sparkle the same but there are key differences: mined natural gems are more than a billion years old, while laboratory-made rocks are new and cost less ...

Pressure makes diamonds. This seems to be a strange but common phrase that many people have at the tip of the tongue, ready to dispense to a young person struggling with all of the new loads that ...

For the first time, scientists have found Earth's fourth most abundant mineral -- calcium silicate perovskite -- at Earth's surface. For the first time, scientists have found Earth's fourth most ...