Diamonds can now be created from scratch in the lab in just 15 minutes
Diamonds can now be created from scratch in the lab in just 15 minutes
Scientists have revolutionized diamond synthesis with a groundbreaking method that creates diamonds at room temperature and pressure.
Scientists have revolutionized diamond synthesis with a groundbreaking method that creates diamonds at room temperature and pressure.
If you were thinking of reading the article, know first that the picture of the diamond shown above is bullshit. This process can only produce microscopic films of diamond.
Basically the best version of it.
So diamond tipped tools will be cheap now, right? RIGHT?!?
They’ve been using industrial diamonds for decades, they would be more expensive if they were using natural.
No. They’ll stay the same price because profits.
They'll be the same price because industrial diamonds aren't something new and were incredibly cheap already.
nah, they'll increase in price, but for more of the same reason.
So are we at peak DeBeers?
That ended when people realized about blood-diamonds. But this should certainly accelerate their downfall.