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NEWS ABOUT: synthetic diamond

synthetic diamond stories: 2 news summaries

 Mexico Turns Tequila 
 Into Diamonds 

Not quite large enough for jewelry, but crystallized vapor has industrial uses

Nov 13, 08 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Mexican scientists have discovered that their national drink is good for a lot more than margaritas, the Guardian reports. Tequila contains hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon in exactly the right proportion to form diamonds when it is heated to a vapor and left to crystallize. The extremely thin tequila diamonds are... More »

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alcohol • Mexico • diamond • tequila • synthetic diamond

 Would You Mind 
 If This Wasn't Mined? 

Lab-created diamonds get ever closer to nature's version—to chagrin of some

Jun 12, 08 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - De Beers might like you to think a “diamond is forever,” but try this on for size: “A diamond is for everyone.” In a secret Massachusetts lab, Apollo Diamond is using novel technology to grow diamonds virtually indistinguishable from their mined cousins, the Smithsonian reports. Unfortunately... More »

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technology • diamond • De Beers • blood diamonds • semiconductor • gems • synthetic diamond • industry

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