Friday, May 10, 2013 - 3:05pm
Everything from microscopic clocks to super sensitive sensors can be created using diamonds.
diamonds stories
Monday, December 17, 2012 - 4:01pm
Few things are sadder than losing a beloved family pet, but now you can keep Fido's memory alive forever by turning him into diamond jewelry.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 8:26am
55 Cancri e was first identified back in 2004, but at the time scientists thought that it was covered in water and rocks, much like the Earth. We now know that's probably not true and, what's more, the most interesting find regarding 55 Cancri e could be under the surface.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 2:15pm
Russia announced Monday that it's been sitting on a huge deposit of diamonds buried under an impact crater in Siberia. And these aren't just any diamonds: they're twice as hard as normal, thanks to their instantaneously violent extraterrestrial origins.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 2:28pm
Trying to get your clothes clean in eco-friendly cold water can be a pain, even if you get your roommate to do all of your laundry for you like I do. Here's a trick: have you tried adding a handful of diamonds? Apparently, it works wonders, and it'll save you money on your water heating bill, making it totally worthwhile.
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 3:37pm
Diamonds, well known for being utterly useless piles of carbon atoms, may in fact be good for something: flaws inside them have been turned into an operational quantum computer.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 5:29am
Stuart Hughes is back at it again, tricking out iPhones in ridiculously outrageous jewels. His iPhone 4 "HISTORY Edition" is a customization unlike any other we've ever seen.
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 12:33pm
What would you do with eight million dollars? Buy a house? Or a sports car? Even if you splurged on both, the chances of you having a bit of cash leftover for a trip around the world is still pretty good. Now if you said you would spend all eight million on an iPhone 4 with 500 diamonds on it, then you need to sit down and make sure you know how many zeros come after that number eight.
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 4:26am
The iPad isn't even out yet, but that's not stopping the folks at Mervis Diamond Importers from turning it into something like those Swarovski-studded monsters. I won't lie, I know next to nothing about diamonds, but maybe this will entice...
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 12:20pm
How do you know when you're really rich? When you buy watches with dinosaur bones inside just because you can. The Louis Moinet Jurassic Tourbillon Watch does indeed feature fragments of 130-million-year-old dinosaur bones inside for some reason. Why? I...
