Converting graphite into diamond has been a long held dream of alchemists the world over. In the modern era, ... That won’t make it any easier to turn coal into jewellry.

Diamond and graphite are both allotropes of carbon; their vastly different properties come down to the way the carbon atoms are arranged (Image: Materialscientist, used under CC 3.0 by-sa) ...

Since graphite—the dark material used in regular old pencils—and diamonds are both made from carbon, it’s technically feasible to turn the former into the latter. You just need to apply a ...

Mar 28, 2014: Science with bling: Turning graphite into diamond (Nanowerk News) A research team led by SLAC scientists has uncovered a potential new route to produce thin diamond films for a variety ...

Scott says the factory to turn graphite carbon into diamonds for batteries could be built on the same spot as the decommissioned plant. The carbon has a half life of over 5,000 years, ...

And they're the kind that offer hope to the would-be Rumpelstiltskins of the world: You may not be able to turn straw into gold, but you can, it seems, turn a pencil into a diamond. Stanford News ...

The gray stuff is actually composed of graphite, ... You may not be able to turn straw into gold, but you can, it seems, turn a pencil into a diamond. Stanford News via Gizmodo ...

Washington, Dec 11 (PTI) Scientists have for the first time turned diamond into graphite using ultra-short flashes of an X-ray laser.It is a decisive step forward in understanding the fundamental beha ...

A Startup Claims To Turn the Dead into Diamonds The Swiss-based company, Algordanza, says it’s developed a technology that transforms the ashes of a deceased loved one into keepsake jewelry ...

Scientists Turn Nuclear Waste Into Long-Lived Diamond Batteries The diamonds are made from radioactive graphite and can generate a small electric current for thousands of years. By Avery Thompson ...