Diamonds

How ‘Impossible’ Compounds Ended Up Inside South African Diamonds

In a South African mine, miners unearthed two diamonds that contain controversial chemical compounds. The discovery cou…

Nature & Travel
Diamond Dust Could Cool Earth by 1.6°C — but It Would Cost $200 Trillion

This idea sounds like it was borrowed from a science fiction blockbuster. But it’s not: real scientists are seriously weighing its pros and cons. A team at the Institute of…
Science & Technology
Millions of Tons of Diamond Dust Could Cool the Planet — Here’s the Catch

This sounds like a science-fiction blockbuster. But it’s not: real scientists are seriously weighing the idea’s pros and cons. A team of researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric and Climate…
Interesting
When Soviet Scientists Announced They’d Made Synthetic Diamonds

Diamonds are nearly 1,000 times harder than quartz and 150 times harder than corundum, their closest counterpart. When a small diamond crystal is sandwiched between two steel plates, it can…