Lucara’s double diamond strike
Mining company’s large diamond discovery follows similar find just days before at Botswana site.
First carbon-14 diamond battery
This new battery type could power devices for thousands of years, says the team from the UKAEA and University of Bristol, UK.
Diamonds made in the lab
'Low-carbon diamonds' for jewellery and industry move a step closer.
Spotlight: Shine like a diamond
Colin Lloyd, Head of Quality at Element Six, talks about building-in quality to synthetic diamond material processes.
Laser marking for diamond tracing
ALROSA, Russia, has introduced a diamond-tracing technology using non-invasive laser marking.
EMG Webinar: Focus on Diamond Batteries
Join us on this Energy Materials Group webinar as Dr Yannick Verbelen discusses diamond betavoltaic batteries
Diamond Light Source granted £500mln upgrade fund
The Diamond Light Source science facility in Oxfordshire, UK, will be upgraded through a £500mln investment announced by the Science and Technology Secretary.
Activating research at Diamond Light Source
The UK’s national synchrotron facility – Diamond Light Source – opened the doors to its new Active Materials Laboratory last year. Alex Brinded received a behind-the-scenes tour.
Belgium wants clear terminology for diamonds worldwide
Jewellers still use multiple terms for diamonds which can have a negative impact on consumer confidence.
'World first' carbon-14 diamond battery
The isotope known for radiocarbon-dating the past might power batteries thousands of years into the future.
Lonsdaleite, the hexagonal diamond, could aid industry
A new study claims to have discovered why the ultra-hard space diamond was found inside a ureilite meteorite.
Pandora launch lab-created diamond collection
Announcement follows successful 2021 UK trial.
Rio Tinto appoints first female president at Diavik Diamond Mine
Rio Tinto has appointed Angela Bigg President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Diavik Diamond Mine.
A cut above – rare earth and diamond mining in Angola
Michael Schwartz profiles Angola, a country exploiting traditional and emerging mineral resources.
IOM3 Energy Materials Group Webinar: Focus on Diamond Batteries
Dr Yannick Verbelen from South West Nuclear Hub & University of Bristol address the topic of diamond batteries.
So, you want to grow diamonds… in space…? – How space can be utilised for advanced material growth
A technical lecture from the South Wales Materials Society
Rio Tinto to build largest solar power plant in Canada's North
The Diavik Diamond Mine will have more than 6,600 panels and generate approximately 4,200MWh of electricity annually for the mine.
Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, Vol. 15, No. 3, now online
Studies of wear surfaces, a novel approach for selection of low friction engine lubricating oil and dental diamond burs all appear in this issue.
Materials Science and Technology, Vol. 38, No. 15, ready to read
Including a review of diamond-like carbon-based films for space tribology, the effect of composition on microstructure and properties of as-cast 2196 Al–Cu–Li alloy, and indentation creep behaviour of the magnesium AZ61–0.7Si–xBi cast alloys.
IOM3 Investigates... the Mary Rose
Katherine Williams speaks exclusively to Eleanor Schofield from The Mary Rose Trust and Giannantonio Cibin from Diamond Light Source about what processes and techniques have been used as part of ongoing conservation on The Mary Rose.