Diamond is famously known as the hardest mineral on Earth. “There are hundreds of claims from people who believe they have seen it,” says Oliver Tschauner, a mineralogical crystallographer at the ...

Dale Vince is quite literally aiming for the sky with his latest venture. The British businessman says he’s devised a way to suck carbon from the clouds above and turn it into the world’s most coveted ...

“These findings resolve the long-standing controversy on the existence of hexagonal diamond,” researchers said.

Growth of diamond in liquid metal alloy under 1 atmosphere pressure. (a) A photo showing the as-grown diamond on the solidified liquid metal surface. (b) An optical image of the as-grown continuous ...

Diamonds have long been looked at as a potential source for semiconductors. The reasons are plentiful, but chief among them are the diamond’s superior thermal properties, especially when compared to ...