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For diamond growers, the future appears promising, with a groundbreaking experimental method recently published. Scientists have successfully cultivated diamonds under standard Earth pressure conditions, eliminating the need for seed diamonds typically required in the process. Should this approach prove cost-effective for the jewelry industry, it could revolutionize synthetic and lab-grown diamond production methods. Moreover, its simpler setup for achieving high pressure may reduce costs compared to current techniques. If we can produce diamonds without mimicking their natural formation deep within the Earth, it raises intriguing possibilities for future applications. In this experiment, detailed in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, a team …

The saying “diamonds are forever” has taken on new meaning thanks to a recent scientific breakthrough. South Korean researchers have developed a method to grow diamonds in the laboratory without the need for the extreme pressure and temperature conditions typically associated with their formation. By using a liquid metal alloy composed of gallium, iron, nickel, and silicon, and exposing it to methane and hydrogen gas at a temperature of 1,025°C, they managed to synthesize diamonds in just 15 minutes. This technique, detailed in Nature (link to the study), opens up potential advancements in various industrial sectors. The creation of synthetic …