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Smithsonian
January 2007
Cate Lineberry |
Diamonds Unearthed In part two of this series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses conflict diamonds, colored diamonds and synthetic gems grown in the lab   |
Geotimes
July 2004
Megan Sever |
Next Best Friend: Cultured Diamonds Conventional thinking about diamonds may soon be changing. Diamonds -- long prized for their beauty, rarity and long generation times -- are now being created in a matter of hours in laboratories. |
Entrepreneur
March 2006
Sara Wilson |
Cutting Edge A diamond manufacturer is crafting new uses for an age-old treasure. |
Wired
September 2003
Joshua Davis |
The New Diamond Age Armed with new processes to manufacture inexpensive, mass-produced gems, two startups are launching an assault on the De Beers cartel. Next up: the computing industry. |
Smithsonian
December 2006
Cate Lineberry |
Diamonds Unearthed In the first installment of a multi-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, explains how the rare crystals form. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Diamonds' Lost Luster? A scandal involving the biggest gem-certifying lab, the Gemological Institute of America, has the diamond industry fretting over the potential impact. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2006
Sarah Erdreich |
All That Sparkles ... If you're considering buying diamond jewelry and want to make sure you're not inadvertently supporting the conflict diamond trade, there are several steps that consumers can take. |
Smithsonian
January 2007
Cate Lineberry |
Diamonds Unearthed In the final installment of this three-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses the fascinating stories behind the Smithsonian's diamond collection. |
Geotimes
November 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Canada's Diamonds Face Old Age Geologists are uncovering the unique origins of Canadian diamonds, and finding not only that they are surprisingly old, but also that they have implications for the timing of Earth's early tectonic processes. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Kathryn Hansen |
Black Diamonds Have E.T. Origins Carbonado, or black, diamonds look more like basalt than their traditional colorless counterparts. New research indicates that carbonado diamonds might have formed in space. |
Chemistry World
June 11, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Toughest ever diamond made from carbon onions A synthetic diamond that is even harder than its natural counterpart and able to withstand even hotter temperatures has been made by researchers in China. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Nanotech Is a Girl's Best Friend The look, quality and price of "cultured" diamonds will eventually win over consumers. When it does, that will be bad news for DeBeers and other diamond companies and good news for Apollo and Gemesis. |
Chemistry World
August 8, 2013
Anthony King |
Diamond encrusted nano-saw to slash silicon waste Scientists at Fraunhofer in Germany and CSIRO in Australia have teamed up to make an ultra-thin saw made of carbon nanotubes sprinkled with diamonds. Their new nano-saw promises to slice thinner silicon wafers. |
AskMen.com
James Matheson |
Q&A On Diamonds To make the dreaded task of buying diamonds easier on men, I've compiled a list of common questions and concerns men have about buying diamonds for their special ladies. |
Chemistry World
September 2011 |
Diamonds are for everything No longer valued simply for its glamour and durability, diamond is turning its hand to applications in solar power, laser design and bionic eyes. |
Geotimes
September 2005
Sara Pratt |
Sourcing Ultradeep Diamonds Mineral impurities in a diamond may decrease the gem's value for jewelers, but for geologists they can prove to be priceless: South African diamonds containing garnet have recently provided evidence that very deep diamonds can form from surface materials. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Dueling Fools: Blue Nile Bull Rebuttal The only potential problem with the online diamond seller is that it's at the top end of its justifiable valuation range. However, the company has great potential. |
Technology Research News
December 11, 2002
Kimberly Patch |
DNA prefers diamond DNA is particularly useful for sensing pathogens like those used in biological weapons. The trick to making sensors that can be used in the field may involve attaching strands of DNA to a thin film of diamond, preparing sensors to withstand the rigors of the real world. |
Food Engineering
November 1, 2008 |
Engineering R&D: Diamonds are a seal's best friend Mechanical seals coated with nanodiamonds is the first commercial application for a technology transitioning from basic research to established science. |
Chemistry World
November 29, 2007
Simon Hadlington |
Researchers Crack Mystery of Diamond's Conductivity US researchers have cracked one of the most baffling mysteries in materials science -- why diamond, the supreme insulator, becomes a conductor under certain conditions. |
Chemistry World
December 4, 2013
James Urquhart |
Diamonds' redox reaction origins revealed Subduction zones -- boundaries between tectonic plates where the Earth's crust sinks into the hot mantle -- could be breeding grounds for diamond formation, according to Russian researchers. |
Chemistry World
November 29, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Mystery of diamond polishing solved? Mike Ashfold, an expert on the chemistry of diamond at the University of Bristol in the UK, says, 'Polishers have long recognised that some diamond surfaces polish more easily, and more successfully, than others. |
Chemistry World
June 2, 2014
Caryl Richards |
Diamond set to sparkle for nanoelectronics Scientists in Australia are the first to etch structures less than a hundred nanometers in size on the inclined surfaces of diamond by simply using a variable pressure scanning electron microscope. |
Chemistry World
June 26, 2015
Andrea Sella |
Van Valkenberg's anvil Alvin van Valkenberg, the American geochemist and gemmologist (1913 -- 1991), was the inventor of the diamond anvil cell |
Chemistry World
March 13, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Piece of Earth's interior 'ocean' found in diamond A tiny crystal found in a diamond has confirmed predictions about a giant store of water deep in the Earth's mantle. |
Outside
January 2007
Anthony Cerretani |
All That Glitters Blood Diamond starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, and Djimon Hounsou brings the controversial diamond industry to light. Hounsou further details the problems of the diamond industry in this interview. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2004
Lawrence Meyers |
The Myth of Socially Responsible Investing Do investors delude themselves when they invest based on morally relative criteria? |
Reactive Reports
September 2005 |
Star Picks Science-related Web sites: A Diamond's Deep History... AMSER (Applied Mathematics and Science Education Repository)... |
Home Theater
October 2005
Chris Lewis |
B&W 803D Speaker System This B&W speaker system is enveloping, exhilarating, and flat-out enjoyable. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2004
Bill Mann |
De Beers in De Champagne De Beers, the125-year-old South African diamond company, settles a decade-old criminal case for $10 million. S'pose they'll try to pay it in diamonds? |
Geotimes
December 2003
Sara Pratt |
Super-hard graphite Compressed graphite does not become diamond, but instead becomes a "super-hard" form of graphite. The new material has many potential industrial applications, for example as a structural component or perhaps for use in high-pressure scientific instruments. |
Salon.com
September 27, 2000
Susan Emerling |
Not forever The death of South African diamond magnate Harry Oppenheimer last month might mark the end of global domination for one of the world's most infamous cartels. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Can Diamonds Be a Fool's Best Friend? Aber mines and retails diamonds, and that combination is working so far. This is a stock with above-average risk, but the growth opportunity seems legitimate. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Counting Diamond's Facets This stock wasn't worth buying a year ago at its IPO price, and it still isn't worth buying today. The company's trailing P/E has turned negative, and even with $5.9 million in trailing free cash flow, the company's resulting valuation at 51.5 times FCF. |
Geotimes
July 2007
Megan Sever et al. |
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