diamonds
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Detection Of Diamond Dust Around Distant Stars Solves Decades-Long Mystery
For years, astronomers have struggled to understand the source of anomalous microwave emissions coming from various locations across the Milky Way galaxy. A recently concluded survey of the planet-forming disks around young stars suggests these strange transmissions are being produced by something rather extraordinary: Dense clouds of microscopic diamonds.
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Ice Crystals In Diamonds Reveal Pockets Of Water Deep In Earth’s Mantle
Diamonds, the super-strong and brilliant crystals of carbon atoms produced under the Earth’s crushing pressures, are typically valued for their beauty and durability. But scientists also value them for another reason: They contain all kinds of hidden messages about the Earth’s mantle. You just need the right tools to read them.
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Thanks To Australian Scientists, We Can Now See Electrons Moving Through Materials Only One Atom Thick
University of Melbourne researchers are now able to show how electrons move in ultra-thin material down to only one atom in thickness – a world first. This breakthrough will help us better understand electric currents in devices based on graphene, for example.
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Forgetting A $137,000 Pair Of Diamond-Saturated Headphones On A Plane Would Be Heartbreaking
Thanks to Onkyo, throwing on a pair of fancy rose gold Beats headphones is no longer a status symbol. Compared to Onkyo’s new Diamond Headphones which will be available — to a select few — for somewhere around $US100,000 ($137,188), those rose gold ear goggles you were so proud of might as well be just…