A few yeas ago, we reported about the nascent field of man made diamonds. It seems that the process has been perfected, and lab created diamonds will now be coming to market. The pioneer in the industry, Apollo Diamond has set up a diamond warehouse that’s set to start churning out diamonds soon. The lab diamonds are of the highest quality, and are indistinguishable from “real” diamonds.
Besides being worn for fashion there are a host of technological uses for diamonds. Now that they can be easily created in a lab, scientists believe this will usher in a “diamond age” where the material will become a ubiquitous electronic component.
Smithsonian Magazine reports:
With a cheap, ready supply of diamonds, engineers hope to make everything from higher-powered lasers to more durable power grids. They foresee razor-thin computers, wristwatch-size cellphones and digital recording devices that would let you hold thousands of movies in the palm of your hand. “People associate the word diamond with something singular, a stone or a gem,” says Jim Davidson, an electrical engineering professor at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. “But the real utility is going to be the fact that you can deposit diamond as a layer, making possible mass production and having implications for every technology in electronics.”
Smithsonian Magazine: “Diamonds On Demand”
[via Boing Boing]
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When will the man made diamond industry add additional credibility to their product by opening stores? Buying this type of diamond, currently on the web only, does nothing for the common man hoping to get their hands on one. Its much easier to spend when you can hold and touch something.
June 19th, 2008 at 10:51 am