Molten carbon can form into either diamond or graphite. A new study shows how graphite can sometimes form even under conditions that should lead to diamond. (Getty Images) The graphite found in your ...

Synthetic diamond research examines organic molecular interactions under the microscope. Scientists have long developed ...

Diamond has long been prized not only for its beauty but also for its remarkable physical properties. It is incredibly hard, ...

A research team from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the failure mechanism of diamond under ...

If you've ever held or beheld a diamond, there's a good chance it came from a kimberlite. Over 70% of the world's diamonds ...

Gas-jet deposition has emerged as a highly promising technique for the synthesis of diamond structures, employing high-velocity gas streams to activate and transport precursor species under controlled ...

Scientists have created the first sizable meteorite diamond — also known as lonsdaleite or hexagonal diamond — a material predicted to be even harder than the diamonds normally found on Earth. The ...

The graphite found in your favorite pencil could have instead been the diamond your mother always wears. What made the difference? Researchers are finding out. How molten carbon crystallizes into ...