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    Scientists Turn Nuclear Waste Into Diamond Batteries Which Last 1,000's of Years
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 23

    Scientists Turn Nuclear Waste Into Diamond Batteries Which Last 1,000's of Years

    Radioactive diamond batteries were first developed in 2016 and promised a new, cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste.
    Diamond mirrors will drive tomorrow's high-powered lasers
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 25

    Diamond mirrors will drive tomorrow's high-powered lasers

    Today, it’s difficult to engineer resilient and long-lasting components that can control the powerful beams that lasers emit.
    Scientists Turn Nuclear Waste Into Diamond Batteries Lasting 1,000's of Years
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 24

    Scientists Turn Nuclear Waste Into Diamond Batteries Lasting 1,000's of Years

    Nuclear power is considered a clean energy source because it has zero carbon dioxide emissions; yet, it produces massive amount of waste.
    Carbon diamonds made of CO2 sucked from the air
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 11

    Carbon diamonds made of CO2 sucked from the air

    Traditional diamond mining is fraught with problems, from worker exploitation to deforestation and water pollution.
    Carbon negative diamonds made of CO2 sucked from the air
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 5

    Carbon negative diamonds made of CO2 sucked from the air

    A startup called Aether is turning CO2 from the atmosphere into something new: the world’s first carbon-negative diamonds.
    Diamond nanothreads could revolutionize our world
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 5

    Diamond nanothreads could revolutionize our world

    As hard as diamond and as flexible as plastic, highly sought-after diamond nanothreads would be poised to revolutionize our world.
    Flawed diamonds may provide perfect interface for quantum computers
    Joshua Shavit
    • Dec 20, 2021

    Flawed diamonds may provide perfect interface for quantum computers

    Flaws in diamonds — atomic defects where carbon is replaced by nitrogen or another element — may offer an interface for quantum computing.
    Lucky couple find massive yellow diamond while on vacation at state park
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 3, 2021

    Lucky couple find massive yellow diamond while on vacation at state park

    A California couple visited a state park in Arkansas and made an amazing discovery -- a massive 4.38-carat diamond.
    Are we standing on a quadrillion tons of diamonds? (video)
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 9, 2021

    Are we standing on a quadrillion tons of diamonds? (video)

    There might be a quadrillion tons of diamonds 100 miles below Earth’s surface. But the farthest we’ve traveled is 7 miles down.
    The universe likely has trillions of planets made primarily of diamonds, scientists confirm
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 2, 2021

    The universe likely has trillions of planets made primarily of diamonds, scientists confirm

    As missions like NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, TESS and Kepler continue to provide insights into the properties of exoplanets
    Washington man finds 2-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 30, 2021

    Washington man finds 2-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park

    A Washington man found a two-carat diamond during his third day hunting for them at Crater of Diamonds State Park
    These diamonds are made of CO2 sucked from the air
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 11, 2020

    These diamonds are made of CO2 sucked from the air

    On the rooftop of a power-generating waste plant near Zurich, Switzerland, a row of large machines pulls carbon dioxide from the air.

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