Have the urge to really ruin the resale value of a diamond? Here’s one way—permanently embed a hi-res grayscale photograph of yourself in it.
Two materials, lonsdaleite and wurtzite, have just been recognised as being harder than diamonds. Lonsdalite, similar to diamonds that its made from carbon, is formed during asteroid impacts, and is 58% harder than its cousin. Wurtzite boron nitride is formed during heavy volcanic eruptions and can be up to 18% harder than diamonds.
Artificial diamonds are forever, Sparkling on your little scalpel. Unlike before they are shiner, and better:
