The graphite found in your favorite pencil could have instead been the diamond your mother always wears. What made the ...

The graphite found in your favorite pencil could have instead been the diamond your mother always wears. What made the ...

Converting graphite into diamond has been a long held dream of alchemists the world over. In the modern era, materials scientists have puzzled over this process because it’s hard to work out why ...

Pressure makes diamonds, but according to recent findings, there may also be a much quicker, hassle-free way. A team of researchers at Stanford University has stumbled upon a new way of turning ...

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 ...

Waste graphite from nuclear plants could used to harvest radioactive carbon, which, in diamond form, generates a low electrical current.

Turning ashes into diamonds, explained The idea of turning a loved one's ashes into precious jewellery after their death is simply astonishing and exciting.

A research team has uncovered a potential new route to produce thin diamond films for a variety of industrial applications, from cutting tools to electronic devices to electrochemical sensors.

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...

Whether a diamond comes from the belly of the earth or a lab and whether it's turning graphite into a precious gem or death into a memory, the resiliency of diamonds shows what amazing ...

Grieving relatives reluctant to part with their loved ones can keep a bit of them forever with memorial diamonds made from their ashes.

Molten carbon can crystallize into diamond or graphite, but it has been difficult to study this process. New simulations show ...