Physics
Diamonds are surprisingly elastic when you make them tiny
Experiment with nanodiamonds reveals that they are less rigid than other diamonds, adding to our understanding of how they could be used in new technologies
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Chemistry
Extra-hard hexagonal diamonds can now be grown in a lab
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Technology
Ultra-thin diamond wafers for electronics made using sticky tape
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Technology
Record-breaking diamond storage can save data for millions of years
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Space
Could we set Uranus on fire to steal its hidden diamonds?
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Technology
Diamond could be the super semiconductor the US power grid needs
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Space
Mercury may have a layer of diamond beneath its grey surface
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Earth
Why supersonic, diamond-spewing volcanoes might be coming back to life
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Space
It might rain diamonds on more than 1900 exoplanets across the galaxy
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Earth
Rare Australian pink diamonds emerged when a supercontinent broke up
Understanding how the world鈥檚 largest-known collection of pink diamonds came to the surface in Australia around 1.3 billion years ago could help us find hidden deposits elsewhere in the world
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Physics
Blasting plastic with powerful lasers turns it into tiny diamonds
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Physics
Physicists have created a new type of diamond by crushing buckyballs
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Physics
Newly discovered form of carbon is more resilient than diamond
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Earth
We’ve totted up all Earth’s carbon – and 99 per cent is underground
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