X-rays and diamonds reveal Earth's inner core secrets
Surprisingly we do not have much information about the center of the planet that we live on. What lies beneath our feet is not well known.
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Joseph Shavit
- Sep 17
Mysterious diamonds came from outer space, scientists say
Strange diamonds from an ancient dwarf planet in our solar system may have formed shortly after the dwarf planet collided with an asteroid.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 5
Researchers find ‘diamond rain’ on giant icy planets
Researchers at SLAC found that oxygen boosts this exotic precipitation, revealing a new path to make nanodiamonds here on Earth.
Joseph Shavit
- May 24
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.