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Scientists create diamonds at room temperature in minutes – jacksonprogress-argus
Diamonds might be forever, but that doesn’t mean they have to take eons to form.
Diamonds might be forever, but that doesn’t mean they have to take eons to form.
The gemstones are usually created after carbon is crushed and heated far beneath the Earth’s surface over billions of years — which is what makes them so coveted.
Now, scientists in Australia say they have sped up the process into just a matter of minutes — and at room temperature.
An international team of researchers led by the Australian National University (ANU) and RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia said…
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