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Creating Diamonds from Tequila

One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Diamond! Bethany L King (CC Licensed) Tequila may be just another drink to those out in the town, but to a team of scientists in Mexico their country's native...

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Gone In a Flash: Burning Diamonds With a Torch and Liquid Oxygen

I can't stand diamonds. No, really, they just tick me off, because nearly everything about them is a lie. Diamonds are neither rare nor intrinsically valuable nor uniquely romantic. Those are ideas...

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Creating Diamonds from Tequila

Tequila may be just another drink to those out in the town, but to a team of scientists in Mexico their country's native alcohol turned out to be a gem; a diamond, to be…

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Gone In a Flash: Burning Diamonds With a Torch and Liquid Oxygen

I can't stand diamonds. No, really, they just tick me off, because nearly everything about them is a lie. Diamonds are neither rare nor intrinsically valuable nor uniquely…

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How to Tell If A Diamond Was Grown In A Lab

Lab-grown gemsPure Grown DiamondsYou can't tell the difference between lab-grown and natural diamonds without a few tools.A new technique for growing diamonds in a lab can produce gems that are almost...

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