Tiny quantum defects in diamonds to unlock the secrets of the universe
Researchers in the US have launched a USD 1 million project to develop quantum sensors by using the…
Diamond dust could help build future quantum sensors, computers faster
Researchers at the University of Melbourne and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in Australia have…
Style Edit: The evolution of Van Cleef & Arpels’ Perlée collection
At a time when high jewellery collections often lean towards spectacle, the enduring appeal of the Perlée collection…
Diamonds Get a Little Squishy at the Nanoscale. Here’s Why
Familiar materials will act differently at the smallest scales. Notably, diamonds—typically hard and brittle—grow strangely soft at the…
Scientists Claim They’ve Finally Made the Elusive ‘Hexagonal’ Diamond
In 1962, researchers hypothesized that diamond’s known form—a mostly cubic crystal—wasn’t the coveted mineral at its greatest hardness.…
Next-generation quantum sensor sees the magnetic world in unprecedented detail
In labs around the world, scientists chase forces too faint to see and too small to touch. They…
Beyoncé wears backwards Fendi dress to Kris Jenner 70th birthday
Beyoncé Knowles pulled off a fashion power move at Kris Jenner’s 70th birthday party on Saturday, wearing a…
Chemists Grow Diamonds With an Electron Beam
Researchers have discovered a low-pressure, electron-beam method to turn adamantane into defect-free nanodiamonds. Credit: Stock Synthetic diamond research…