The sparkle of a diamond hides an extraordinary journey from the depths of the Earth, a voyage that science is only beginning ...

Diamond saw blades are created by gluing diamond grit towards the blade's steel body, resulting in a harder, more robust blade capable of cutting even the hardest materials. Diamond is one of the ...

Diamonds, symbols of beauty and status, may hide a dark history of exploitation and violence in mining regions. The UN's Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, established in 2003, aims to prevent ...

Leibish & Co., unveiled its World of Colors guide for identifying fancy colored diamonds in New York Thursday (January 19). A day earlier, I spoke privately with Leibish Polnauer, the president and ...

In the mid-2000s, diamonds were the hot new thing in physics. It wasn’t because of their size, color, or sparkle, though. These diamonds were ugly: Researchers would cut them into flat squares, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I bring creativity and culture from around the globe to you. A diamond can take anywhere from 1 billion to 3.3 billion years to ...

As one jeweler put it, many of her L.G.B.T.Q. clients want “the opposite of what a diamond is supposed to stand for.” Sapphires, opals and other nontraditional stones have in turn grown more coveted.

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