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June 20, 2007
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Future Watch: Ultra-Hard Materials Scientists have created a lower-cost material that rivals diamond's strength.   |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Chemistry World
January 24, 2010
Andy Extance |
Boron cluster forms unique ring system Clusters of nineteen boron atoms gather together in a ring structure unlike any other seen, with two planar -bonded aromatic systems nestled inside one another. |
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. |
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. |
Chemistry World
January 28, 2009
Manisha Lalloo |
Ultra-pure boron structure discovered Scientists have characterised a new form of elemental boron - a notoriously hard element to synthesise in a pure form - and found that ionic bonding helps hold the structure together. |
Chemistry World
June 14, 2012
David Bradley |
Tripling up on boron bonds Carbon and nitrogen are well known for their triple bonds, but making stable compounds with a triple bond between two boron atoms hadn't been achieved despite the computational possibilities. Until now. |
Chemistry World
February 6, 2012
David Bradley |
10 out of 10 for boron's coordinated effort A team in the US has created a boron compound that has the highest coordination number of any planar species, squeezing 10 spoke-like bonds from a central metal hub to 10 boron atoms equally spaced around a nanoscopic wheel. |
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. |
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 |
Chemistry World
January 2, 2013
Philip Robinson |
Shine on you crazy Diamond The UK's Diamond Light Source is celebrating five years since it opened its doors to scientists. The joint venture between the Science and Technology Facilities Council and the Wellcome Trust established Diamond as the successor to the UK's previous synchrotron source at Daresbury. |
Chemistry World
October 16, 2013
Tim Wogan |
New superconductor is first predicted then created Iron tetraboride's superconductivity was predicted from advanced electronic structure computations years before it was synthesized. |
Wired
September 22, 2008
Patrick Di Justo |
The Mohs Scale of Hardness, From Talc to Diamonds Hardness values for various materials. |
Chemistry World
November 12, 2015
Tim Wogan |
Flat boron first looks promising for nano-electronics The super hard material, which was formed by two-stage chemical vapor deposition, has unusual properties for a two-dimensional material that could potentially make it very useful in nano-electronics. |
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
November 21, 2014
Simon Hadlington |
Magnetic resonance taken to the limit Researchers in the US have taken magnetic resonance imaging to its extreme by developing a technique to detect the spin of a single nucleus. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Shine On, You Crazy Diamond Diamond Offshore's fourth-quarter results bury the analysts' estimates. But do these shares still have come upside left? |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2010
David Meier |
Is Diamond Offshore Drilling Growing Foolishly? Diamond Offshore Drilling's track record of creating value as it grows makes it well worth considering. |
Chemistry World
October 5, 2006
Mark Peplow |
Boron Shows Its Negative Side A molecule that hosts a negatively-charged boron atom could prove to be an exciting addition to the chemist's toolbox, according to researchers who have isolated the anion as its lithium salt. |
BusinessWeek
February 6, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
Diamond Foods: It Ain't Just Peanuts As one of the few nontech companies to go public last year, Diamond Foods is off to a strong start. |
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. |
Wired
June 22, 2009
Bob Parks |
Tool: Diamond Core Drill Punches Holes in Reinforced Concrete A diamond core drill might be the best device for draining a bank vault -- second only to, say, a credit default swap. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Diamond Offshore's Sparkle Fades Diamond Offshore's strong earnings growth wasn't quite strong enough. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2005
Robert Aronen |
A Diamond in the Deep Currently trading around $59, with a P/E of 90, the oil driller Diamond Offshore is priced for perfection. |
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
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
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. |
