The results indicated that the gas-jet method could effectively produce diamond structures ... was crucial for achieving well-defined diamond crystal faces on the substrate[2].

Turning spinel into a solid state spin qubit system. When specific atomic defects are introduced in a gemstone, they create ...

In most cases, fluorescence is caused by the presence of nitrogen as a trace element impurity in diamond. You may know that diamonds are composed of carbon atoms organized in a lattice-like crystal ...

DIAMOND is generally thought to be one of the most perfect crystals occurring naturally: its atomic structure was first investigated in the very early days of X-ray crystal analysis. It turned out ...

It is typically determined by pressing the indenter into the test sample, and the indenter must be made of a harder material, usually diamond ... of the crystal structure, which enabled the ...

The filly, who can count 2010 Golden Slipper Stakes winner Crystal Lily as a close family relation, is set to tackle Saturday's Listed Blue Diamond Stakes Preview (1000m) for fillies at Sandown off ...

Skoltech researchers have presented a new simple physical model for predicting the hardness of materials based on information about the shear modulus and equations of state of crystal structures. The ...

They arranged dozens of red Solo and clear plastic cups, each containing one alum crystal, on the room’s large wooden table. Slips of paper identifying who submitted the crystal were then promptly ...

In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along the West Coast of South Africa and the legends that shaped the ...

From dainty rings and understated studs to glitzy earrings and gemstone necklaces, pieces in the Pandora lab-grown collection are set only in noble metals (yellow gold, white gold and sterling silver) ...

Angus was also the first to report on the electrical conductivity of diamond doped with boron.. More information: Intervalence plasmons in boron-doped diamond, Nature Communications (2025). https ...