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Use diamonds to make fertilizer
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Use diamonds to make fertilizer

The current industrial process uses intense pressure and temperature to produce a chemical reaction and the process requires a lot of energy.

December 11, 2018
'Magical' graphene: Harder than diamond
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'Magical' graphene: Harder than diamond

Andre Konstantin Geim was born in 1958 in Sochi (Russia), studied Moscow's physics and successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the Chernogolovka Institute of Solid…

December 11, 2018
Dialysis with diamonds
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Dialysis with diamonds

Ultra-thin diamond films drilled with microscopic laser pores can be used as a screening device for many patients with renal impairment.

December 11, 2018
Diamond from the wine
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Diamond from the wine

Scientists in Mexico have discovered a way to make synthetic diamonds from tequila

December 11, 2018
The future will have a Carbon TV screen
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The future will have a Carbon TV screen

British researchers have created a tiny liquid crystal display using a transparent material that is more stable than diamond and is only one atom thick.

December 11, 2018
Quantum effect in diamonds
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Quantum effect in diamonds

Physikalisches Institute of Stuttgart University created the entangled quantum states in diamonds, meaning that there is finally a diamond that people care about - diamo…

December 11, 2018
US made material harder than diamonds
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US made material harder than diamonds

US researchers at the University of California, Berkeley (UCLA) have created a material that is roughly equivalent to diamonds but does not require high pressure to prod…

December 11, 2018
Nanomaterials with record hardness
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Nanomaterials with record hardness

Natalia Dubrovinskaia (University of Heidelberg, Germany) together with colleagues in Bayreuth (Germany), Paris and Grenoble (France) successfully synthesized a super ha…

December 11, 2018
The 'Diamond' source starts working
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The 'Diamond' source starts working

The largest research device built in 30 years in the UK is finally ready to go into operation. This device has a name

December 11, 2018