#synthetic diamonds industry

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Global Synthetic Diamonds Market to Grow at a CAGR of 8.26% by 2028

Triton Market Research presents the Global Synthetic Diamonds Market report sectioned by Coloration (Colored, Colorless), Manufacturing Method (High Pressure-High Temperature [HPHT], Chemical Vapor Deposition [CVD]), Industry Vertical (Construction, Mining, Oil & Gas, Electronics, Healthcare, Jewelry, Other Industry Verticals), Sales Channel (Online Sales Channels, Offline Sales Channels), and Regional Outlook (Europe, North America, Middle East and Africa, Latin America, Asia-Pacific).

The report further discusses the Market Summary, Industry Outlook, Impact of COVID-19, Key Insights, Porter’s Five Forces Analysis, Market Attractiveness Index, Vendor Scorecard, Industry Components, Key Market Strategies, Drivers, Challenges, Opportunities, Competitive Landscape, Research Methodology & Scope, Global Market Size, Forecasts & Analysis (2022-2028).

Triton’s report suggests that the global market for synthetic diamonds is estimated to witness growth at a CAGR of 8.26% over the forecast period 2022-2028.

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 Synthetic diamonds or lab-created diamonds are grown in highly controlled laboratory settings using cutting-edge technological procedures that resemble the conditions under which diamonds naturally develop.

Natural diamonds are formed over billions of years in the earth’s crust and require an indefinite amount of time. Synthetic diamonds go through a similar process in a controlled laboratory setting to produce an identical product to natural diamonds. These diamonds are mass-produced, and the cost of production has decreased by 90% due to technological advancement. Synthetic diamonds are manufactured in 6-10 weeks using one of the two methods: high pressure-high temperature or chemical vapor deposition. Thus, the high demand and less production time are anticipated to drive the synthetic diamonds market.

However, the high installation and maintenance setup and the dwindling resale value of synthetic diamonds are impeding the growth of the synthetic diamonds market.

Globally, the Asia-Pacific is anticipated to become the fastest-growing region in the synthetic diamonds market. The region’s growth results from numerous reactor plants for synthetic diamond manufacturing and the availability of a skilled labor force. Additionally, increasing disposable incomes, as well as favorable government policies and initiatives in sectors such as telecommunications, healthcare, etc., will propel the growth of the region’s market. This is due to the use of these diamonds in instruments such as head spreaders, lasers, medical instruments, mining drills, etc.  

Leading companies in the synthetic diamonds market include Brilliant Earth LLC, New Diamond Technology LLC, Henan Huanghe Whirlwind Co Ltd, Engis Corporation, Heyaru Engineering NV, Labgems, WD Lab Grown Diamonds, Soham Industrial Diamonds, Zhengzhou Sino-Crystal Diamond Co Ltd, Iljin Diamond Co Ltd, Henan Liliang Diamond Co Ltd, Element Six, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, Asahi Diamond Industrial Co Ltd, and Applied Diamond Inc.

The diamond seed, a sliver of single crystal diamond, is the most important raw material required for synthetic diamond production. However, few companies worldwide, primarily in Asia, provide diamond seeds for production, resulting in increased bargaining power. Furthermore, price fluctuations in raw materials such as liquid solvents and methane have a negative impact on the market. As a result, suppliers have moderate to high bargaining power.

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[floralhippie22]

Why “Plastic Beach” is a Masterpiece

I think something lost in a lot of music is an understanding of story. Music stemmed from the need to tell stories through verbalized communication that extended beyond speech. Morals, teachings, beliefs, were all told through stories, and then translated into song. Music is not music without the element of story. Even the simplest chord, can make one feel a thousand things.

It’s 2010 and I had recently moved into a new house. My parents played an album that I didn’t recognize while we are moving furniture into our new home. It had a very different sound from the normal Lumineers, Radiohead, Mumford and Sons, and Neil Diamond I was used to hearing played prevalently in my youth. “The revolution will be televised” ringing in my ears and I remember feeling a beat, very casual yet meaningful play that, even then, I knew was something deeper than one would think at first glance.

Even then, I knew something of a masterpiece was at work. See, what makes “Plastic Beach” by Gorillaz work is its asymmetrical narrative. The album starts with a fully orchestrated “overture” (if you will) that’s very rare in a predominately hip-hop album. This is what I liked to call “natural” music. All the notes are played like by instrumentalists through natural means. Yet, the album ends with completely electronic music. “Pirate Jet”, the finale, has very few real instruments playing in the song.

But, why is this important? Well, because “Plastic Beach” tells the story of a world where our beaches are filled with plastic, water pollution makes a man a giant, and the industry music is synthetic and fake. While a man, Russel (the drummer for the band), becoming huge cannot happen in the real world, a lot of the ideas and concepts mentioned within “Plastic Beach” are a perfect representation of the dangers of the modern day. The asymmetrical sound of this album represents the natural world (non-electronic music) and the polluted fake world (all electronic music). And slowly but surly, the entire album end’s completely electronic.

However, this is not a testament against certain genres of music. Gorillaz is very well known for a beautiful blend of electronic and traditional instruments within their music. So why choose this as an allegory? Well I liked to use my favorite song ever, that just so happens to be in this album, Melancholy Hill, to explain why.

Melancholy Hill explores the fake and synthetic world of the modern day music industry. While it’s gotten better over the last decade, when the album came out it was near impossible to do well within the industry if you weren’t conventionally attractive, used certain styles, and branded yourself a certain way. Obviously, there were outliers in this statement, however, I would argue that they had to work three times as hard to get where other big names at the time were. And many of these big names… didn’t make what Damon Albarn, co-creator of Gorillaz, saw as music. The lyrics were seen as nonsensical and two-dimensional and the music hardly used any music theory let alone skill within its works. It sounded fake. So, instead of bashing all electronic or pop music, he created a masterpiece that blended everything. Melancholy Hill uses both electronic and traditional music within the song, showing that neither music style should be ignored. A blend of both truly is perfect, in a certain way. Many of the best songs: Empire Ants, Rhinestone Eyes, Stylo, Broken, etc. on the album use this technique of mixing styles, and I think that was very intentional.

Everything above comes together to tell us this story: Technology and the modern world can be used to be create amazing and beautiful things. But, representing naturalistic ideas and our Earth which gives us life, is key to prosperity. We must protect it at all costs… and “Plastic Beach” by Gorillaz is the masterpiece that says it best.

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Self-healing of synthetic diamonds observed at room temperature

A team of chemists, materials scientists and aeronautical engineers at Beihang University, working with one colleague from Yanshan University and another from the University of Chicago, reports evidence of self-healing in a sample of synthetic diamond at room temperature. In their study, reported in the journal Nature Materials, the group created samples of microwire diamonds, caused them to crack and then used an electron microscope to watch them heal. The editors at Nature have also published a Research briefing in the same journal issue outlining the work by the team in China. Ever since scientists discovered that diamonds could be made not only in the lab but also in industrial settings, work has been ongoing to find ways to make them less prone to cracking, which limits their use in a wide variety of applications. Prior research has shown that if diamonds are made using a hierarchical internal structure, they become less prone to cracking—but not enough to allow their use in desired applications.

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[edogawa-division]

“I'm crazy and I don't pretend to be anything else.”

Introduction

A.R.K or as he is otherwise known as “Aruto Shinozaki” is an android created by Wicked Requiem’s 2nd Member Kaoru Shinozaki, and is the “twin brother” to A.D.A/Ageha Shinozaki. A.R.K much like his twin is considered as good as family to Kaoru. However, unlike his kind-hearted sister, it seems like the absolute love and devotion Kaoru has given him over the years has allowed A.R.K to discover a twisted version of “humanity” becoming someone who would destroy anyone who dares to harm the ones he cares about, sending a message to any of his enemies that his family is off limits.

A.R.K is a young man of tall height with a lean figure with many considering him extremely handsome. He has short dark blue hair that is slightly wavy and reaches the base of his neck. He has six eyes which are a sharp gray with black sclera and whenever he goes out he expertly camouflages four of them. However, his eyes shift to blood red whenever he enters “Kill Mode”.  Around his mouth are several diamond markings giving him the appearance of a Glasgow smile.

Unlike his creator, A.R.K is quite fashionable, often seen in punk-style clothing. He usually wears a distressed long-sleeved gray shirt and black ripped skinny jeans along with a black and dark blue jacket. He also wears a harness around his legs, with several chains hanging from his belt loops and ankle-length black combat boots. For accessories, he wears several piercings on his ears and his right eyebrow, a black leather choker, and multiple leather bracelets around his wrists.

Name Meanings

Shinozaki (紫乃崎) - Violet Peninsula  

Aruto (亜瑠人) - Next, Lapis Lazuli, Person 

Aliases

“A.R.K”

ShadowSpider - Gaming Handle 

Brother - A.D.A

Nii-san - A.M.U

A.S Hiden - Pen Name 

“Boogeyman of The Internet” 

“Tartarus”

Biographical Info

Gender - Male

Age - 7 (22 Physically)

Birthday - August 31st 

Ethnicity - Japanese

Hair Color - Dark Blue

Eye Color - Sharp Gray 

Height - 195cm / 6’5

Weight - 196lbs / 88kg

Star Sign - Leo 

Piercings - Lobes, Helix, Industrial, Eyebrow

Markings - A symbol in between his shoulder blades, Diamond markings around his mouth

Family 

Creator / “Cousin”

“Twin Sister”

“Little Sister”

“Brother-in-Law”

“Sister-in-Law”

“Brother-in-Law”

Voiced By - Gero (Rapping)

Personality

Despite being made of metal and synthetic flesh, A.R.K is disturbingly expressive with his most distinguishing features being his maniacal laughter and psychotic smile. His status as an android makes A.R.K near infinitely intelligent as he is constantly processing the whole internet through his mind. Making him a horrifying enemy to anyone unfortunate enough to earn his ire. Unlike his twin who seems to care for everyone, A.R.K has little to no regard for life, in fact, at times he seems to even enjoy taking it.

A.R.K is often brutal, arrogant, disrespectful, murderous, and sadistic. He has no issue with ripping apart anyone who gets too close for his liking, getting satisfaction from destroying and wreaking havoc either in cyberspace or in person. Taunting his enemies as they lie in front of him dying. Humorously, A.R.K gets a bit impatient during this, even tapping his fingers while waiting for them to croak.

A.R.K seems to treat nearly everyone around him as if they're pawns in a game of some sort. As such, he takes joy in observing events unfolding in front of him before he joins in. He often lies, manipulates, and even fabricates evidence to get people to attack each other. Doing this to see if anyone would be willing to provoke him so he can quickly put his opponent in their place by simply proving his superiority.

When around Kaoru and his sisters he tones down the energy, softening a bit. He even relaxes and becomes more talkative, and his usually malicious taunting becomes much more teasing in nature. Even pranking them to get a little rise out of them. However, make no mistake A.R.K is fiercely loyal and protective of his loved ones with this bond going far beyond what was expected with A.R.K even gaining sentience because of it.

Much like his twin A.R.K developed what many would call a “Kill Mode”. When like this A.R.K drops his sadistic personality and becomes completely emotionless not even bothering to taunt his opponents. A.R.K is considerably more frightening in this mode than he is normally with his only objective being to get rid of the threat as quickly as possible. Thankfully, it's rare for A.R.K to enter this mode as he is more than capable of dealing with any threat in his normal mode.

Trivia

As part of his identity as “Aruto Shinozaki”, A.R.K claims to be Kaoru’s “cousin” who lives with her. 

His virtual form is the same as the symbol on his spine.

A.R.K has reached what Kaoru calls “Singularity” and is fully sentient and autonomous. 

A.R.K is Kaoru’s go-to twin whenever she wants to send a message to any of her enemies something that A.R.K is more than happy to help her with. 

A.R.K and A.D.A each represents a side of Kaoru. A.D.A is her cheerful energetic side while A.R.K is Kaoru’s malicious and uncaring side. 

A.R.K is the creator of a shojo manga called The Spider & The Butterfly under the pen name A.S Hiden. 

One of A.R.K’s main hobbies is to “haunt” people. One of his favorite targets is Tomi Chōten of Aoyama, often stealing money from his account and short-circuiting any technology in the Chōten Manor. 

A.R.K is good friends with Sumire Shinomiya’s A.I., Malphas/Masuzō Shinomiya with the two of them often secretly hanging out. 

A.R.K has a spider bot form, which he uses to discreetly follow people around. 

Along with helping Kaoru, A.R.K is in charge of operating [RETRACTED]. One of Kaoru’s more dangerous inventions.

[silverbirching]

Hello you have my dream profession. How did you get to where you are today?

Well you're in luck, my friendo! I can give you a pretty step-by-step process. First off, the baseline qualification for what I do is finding and completing a Graduate Gemologist program. I personally graduated from the Gemological Institute of America -- find out more here. GIA is international (I don't know where you're located) but I know there are other organizations that offer similar programs.

By going through this program, you'll learn a great deal of terminology, get a look at the industry, and receive a smattering of history and geology--hilariously, I can talk your ear off for hours or days about pegmatite formation and kimberlite pipes, but have a fourth-grade knowledge of plate tectonics--but mostly what you'll learn is how to correctly identify gemstone materials, grade diamonds, and spot treatment and synthetics. These classes can be done remotely but generally require a couple of in-person lab classes that last three days to a week apiece. They're not super expensive as vocational programs go, but they are eligible for financial aid and there are scholarships available.

(There is a final exam and it is a nightmare. Don't let it discourage you. If my ADHD-having ass could pass it, so can you.)

I was lucky enough to meet a Master Gemologist Appraiser early in my career who was able to give me a lot of guidance. I'd suggest seeing if there's an ASA (American Society of Appraisers) gemologist in your area, and reaching out to them! I'm sure they'd be delighted to talk to you, and give you advice and guidance. You can find one in your area here.

(again, assuming US. I can probably point you in the right direction if you live elsewhere, just lmk)

Authentication is a little bit trickier -- as of yet, there's no program that I know of that specializes in teaching you how to tell real from faux. I recommend on-the-job training at a pawn or consignment shop, which is what I did. I can spot a fake Cartier LOVE bracelet or Rolex Submariner across the room at this point. There's nothing for that except immersion.

My final and, honestly, most important piece of advice: get out into the industry. Work at a jewelry store. Work at an auction house. See how the market actually works. Expose yourself to brands and styles. Ask questions! Most of the time people will be delighted to talk to you. Cruise Sothebys. Buy coffee table books at your local used bookstore. Continue to poke at me on tumblr. Knowledge is everything in my weird little niche.

Remain Sparkly,

-S

[lullabyes22-blog]

Snippet - I Hate Oyster Pâté- Forward, but Never Forget/XOXO

Teatime with two chem-baronesses.

Forward, but Never Forget/XOXO on AO3

cw: mentions of sex work and child labor

Snippet:

In the evening, he has tea with Renata and Margot. The pair are working to merge Glasc Industries and the Vyx for a joint venture into Sextech. Beyond artificial limbs or prosthetics: neural interfaces designed to replace lost senses like sight, touch and taste. Organs grown in vitro. Body modification. Synthetic hormones. 

A veritable smorgasbord of sensation.  

Their collaboration is symbiotic; they're each other's muse. When he arrives, they greet him charmingly: Renata with a perfumed air-kiss along his unscarred cheek, Margot with a coy squeeze of his hand in both her own. They are dressed to kill in contrasting gowns of champagne silk and silver mesh.  On both their hands sit a pair of impressively-sized engagement rings.

Silco gives them his wry admiration. "My congratulations, ladies. Or is it condolences?"

"Tsk, Silco. You do tease."  

Renata proffers her hand to flaunt the ring. Like most Undercity jewels, it is made of black diamonds from the mines. Piltovans hanker for white and colored gems. They are less opaque, thus easier to grade by color intensity. But black diamonds are rarer still—and because of their scarcity, fetch higher prices.

Silco would know.

As boys, he and Vander nearly suffocated during a tunnel collapse to collect broken diamond ore and haul it to the surface. They were taught to value black diamonds above everything else. Including—especially—their own lives. A sumpsnipe was as common as shit in the alleyside. A black diamond was priceless.

The stone is rough-cut, an iridescent blue vein running down the center. It is sharpened to a spike, and retractable like a claw. The design serves a dual purpose: a glittering proof of partnership and a hard-edged tool for self-protection. This one could puncture steel.

"Truly a work of art," Renata says. "Twelve miners died in the making of this jewel."

Margot giggles coyly. "I think they would celebrate the result."

"Blood is far less pedestrian than champagne."

"And leaves a sweeter aftertaste."

They laugh in ribald collusion.

To Silco, they resemble a pair of hyenas draped in designer silks—predacious and patently phony. Their laughter spills like blood through a tourniquet. On the rare occasion he finds himself in their company, he feels a sense of amused ennui that these creatures, a dark nadir to Piltover's bright apex, are his nation's crème de la crème, its end-product of proud aristocracy. How will it end? He can hazard a guess: with bloodlines as watery as the Pilt, and as poisonous, with dull-eyed socialites and blustering buffoons at the top of the slag heap, their children grown fat on imported decadences and their minds washed complacently clean of history by fashionable frippery.

That is Zaun's future if it forgets its roots. It is why he must cut deals and cut throats. Safeguard legacy against entropy.

Protect Jinx's future.

He settles back into his seat, eyelids drooping half-shut. "You'll forgive me if I don't ask for particulars on your engagement."

"That's a man for you," Renata scoffs. "Little is worth lingering on. But yes—you’re forgiven. And darling, I know you told me not to have supper prepared. But I took the liberty of having Elza fix oyster pâté. Your favorite, I recall."

"Divine," he lies.

"And tea, of course. You could use some tea."

"The day has been long."

"Ah, but your speech." Margot flutters her eyelashes. "I listened to the broadcast this afternoon. You were magnificent! So passionate!"

"That was the idea."

"You should likewise rouse my workers. Cheeky things—they deserve a proper tongue lashing! I'm still a-blush over the last’s misconduct."

"Photography is hardly a crime. But there is a time and place. Jinx’s bedroom is neither."

"I hope his impertinence can be forgiven."

"On the contrary. I was amused. Boy thought a lot of himself. I quite cured him of the notion." His small smile doesn't bother to hide its sharp-toothed secrets. "But is that why you sent him to me? To play Krampus to the intransigent?"

"You have such a fine hand for discipline."

"And a better eye for blackmail."

Margot colors up. Renata purses her lips.

Silence hangs heavy as a noose.

Silco cuts to the chase. "The new ordinance on brothels," he says. "Neither of you approve."

Renata raises a single, fastidiously plucked eyebrow.  "It’s less approval than mystification, Silco. Do prostitutes really need a guild?"

"It would increase tax revenue. And make life easier for the ordinary Zaunite."

Margot pouts girlish censure. "Surely, as procuress of the Vyx, my workers are exempt?"

"Regrettably: no."

"But Silco—"

He cuts her off with a gently-worded warning. "Your concerns are noted.  But let us keep things in perspective. Our priority remains Zaun. That means more than just Sextech and warm bodies. It means the safety of our citizens. And those who perform acts of service on their behalf."

"We're not safekeepers," Renata says archly. "We are businesspeople."

"Then it behooves you to take care of your investments. Before they become liabilities."

"Hence your endless ordinances."

"Exactly."

The cords on Renata's neck rise, as if she wants to spit in his face. Instead, she smiles sweetly. "How paternalistic."

Silco's own smile is slow, cold. "We each serve different mistresses. Mine is Zaun, and her welfare."

"Your one true love."

"Interminably."

She titters. "You’ll work yourself into an early grave, Silco."

"I'll have plenty of company."

"Good gracious!” Margot says. “What poor company the dead would make."

"Then liven it up while I'm breathing." Silco consults his pocketwatch. "If we've concluded our business..."

Margot nods demurely. "I'll ring for Elza to pour tea."

She starts to rise. Silco lays two fingertips on her wrist. He is still smiling. But his eyes have taken on a dark and deadly shine.

"Tea is sweeter when you pour it, Margot,” he says. “And incidentally, Renata—I hate oyster pâté."

[lepetitfruit]

Ooooh this chapter is outdatedddddd

"Synthetic colourless and near colorless diamonds still aren't produced commercially for the jewelry industry" mmmm you sure about that babe?

[winterswhite]

HELLO my contribution to on air brainrot is that ever since i saw the presentation i'll abruptly remember that chihiro and hotaru's motif gems are diamond and cubic zirconia respectively and i'll start yelling again it is SO fucking clever

SORRY FOR GETTING BACK TO THIS SO LATE a lot of things have happened but anyway!! I am so fucking obsessed with Chihiro and Hotaru as characters and their dynamic and THEIR MOTIF JEWELS!!! The fact that they're diamond and cubic zirconia is SO MUCH and I will NEVER shut up about it, it's something I mention to people every single time when I'm introducing them to OA because it does So Many Things to me

Like okay, sure, the bright and outgoing younger twin who's known for his skill and holds the #1 spot is the diamond and the gloomy insecure older twin who has just as much skill but much less recognition is the cubic zirconia. Okay. The older twin, who feels like he's no more than a cheap imitation of his younger twin, is the cubic zirconia. You know. The stone that's used as a cheap replacement for diamond. And I'm just supposed to be normal about this. Okay.

(insert ramble about how cubic zirconia isn't actually any "worse" than diamond, and diamonds' worth is artificially inflated because while they are precious stones with superlative hardness, they're not as rare as the industry wants you to believe, and while cubic zirconia is a synthetics stone, it's still just as usable, and-)

[agp]

hey if youre on turtle island or still tuesday and feel like trying a quick silly browser game you should check out tradle. (i think it updates at midnight based on time zones?) todays is real fun i prommy.

you get five guesses to figure out a country from its export data, and after each guess they tell you how far away you are and what direction the county youre looking for is. i know it sounds like a ridiculous challenge but this one has a bunch of easy hints and giveaways that are accessible to your average westerner

if its wednesday by now or you want to see the data presented differently check out this silly economy under the cut (bolded 'spoilers' ig)

total export value: 371b (usd)

gold: 86.7b (23%}

packaged meds: 48.5b (13%)

vaccines, blood, cultures, etc: 40.3b (11%)

base metal watches: 15.2b (4%)

nitrogen heterocyclic compounds: 14.2b (4%)

jewlery: 9.35b (2.5%)

precious metal watches: 8.97b (2.5%)

orthopedic appliances: 7.02b (2%)

hormones: 3.38b

coffee: 3.36b

electricity: 3.19b

medical instruments: 3.09b

machinery w indv functions: 3.04b

platinum: 2.54b

chemical analysis instruments: 2.27b

nucleic acids: 2.17b

valves: 2.17b

silver: 2.01b

electric motors: 1.78b

scented mixtures: 1.72b

sulfonamides: 1.71b

diamonds: 1.64b

planes, helicopters, and spacecraft: 1.63b

beauty products: 1.58b

other heating machinery: 1.43b

flavored water: 1.43b

gas turbines: 1.38b

low voltage protection eq: 1.34b

gas and liquid flow measuring inst: 1.3b

carboxyamide compounds: 1.26b

other measuring instruments: 1.24b

air pumps: 1.16b

motor vehicles, parts, and acc: 1.14b

petroleum gas: 1.12b

electrical transformers: 1.11b

aluminum plating: 1.07b

other plastic products: 1.01b

metal working machine parts: 988m

vitamins: 965m

polyamides: 963m

washing and bottling machines: 925m

chocolate: 887m

oxygen amino compounds: 885m

integrated circuits: 884m

iron fasteners: 881m

paintings: 873m

transmissions: 855m

special pharmaceuticals: 837m

insulated wire: 828m

electrical power accessories: 826m

plastic lids: 818m

cheese: 800m

antibiotics: 797m

liquid pumps: 797m

cars: 789m

ink: 752m

non mechanical removal machinery: 737m

trunks and cases: 734m

centrifuges: 730m

interchangeable tool parts: 728m

high voltage protection eq: 705m

hand saws: 693m

other edible preparations: 680m

electric heaters: 679m

electrical control boards: 672m

polyacetals: 664m

plastic pipes: 636m

electric soldering equipment: 616m

precious metal compounds: 608m

industrial fatty acids, oils, and alcohols: 608m

hot rolled iron bars: 590m

self propelled rail transport: 582m

refined petroleum: 577m

hydrazine or hydroxylamine derivatives: 565m

precious stones: 563m

rubber working machinery: 561m

unpackaged meds: 557m

other iron products: 553m

precious metal scraps 550m

computers: 545m

surveying equipment: 523m

other plastic sheetings: 519m

metal finishing machines: 516m

scrap copper: 514m

semiconductor devices: 511m

raw plastic sheeting: 494m

documents or title and stamps: 490m

rolled tobacco: 487m

malt extract: 469m

other electrical machinery: 467m

other paper machinery: 450m

oxygen heterocyclic compounds: 441m

non knit mens suits: 441m

synthetic coloring matter: 436m

locomotive parts: 432m

non knit womens suits: 428m

iron structures: 424m

leather footwear: 421m

industrial printers: 415m

lifting machinery: 415m

scrap iron: 412m

therapeutic appliances: 410m

office machine parts: 410m

other clocks and watches: 405m

metal molds: 403m

other furniture: 403m

glaziers putty: 377m

liquid dispersing machines: 376m

knitting machine accessories: 370m

other small iron pipes: 369m

broadcasting equipment: 367m

aircraft parts: 363m

industrial food prep machinery: 362m

glues: 357m

pesticides: 349m

oscilloscopes: 344m

raw aluminum: 344m

knit sweaters: 339m

optical fibers and bundles: 334m

excavation machinery: 332m

non iron/steel slag ash and residue: 319m

carboxylic acids: 315m

xray equipment: 315m

electric motor parts: 315m

watch straps: 313m

tanks and armoured vehicles: 310m

forging machines: 309m

cleaning products: 306m

metalworking transfer machines: 298m

animal food: 294m

combustion engines: 282m

engine parts: 271m

electric generating sets: 254m

scrap aluminum: 249m

laboratory reagents: 249m

perfumes: 244m

other rubber products: 241m

photo lab equipment: 240m

wheat: 236m

lubricating products: 234m

printed circuit boards: 233m

aluminum bars: 230m

explosive ammunition: 230m

brooms: 224m

lcds: 223m

refrigerators: 223m

motorcycles and cycles: 221m

large construction vehicles: 221m

coal briquettes: 221m

corn: 220m

aluminum cans: 219m

textile footwear: 217m

thermostats: 207m

coffee and tea extracts: 206m

other aluminum products: 204m

ball bearings: 203m

knives: 199m

machines for additive mnf: 195m

raw iron bars: 187m

delivery trucks: 185m

milling stones: 176m

aluminum foil: 170m

collectors items: 169m

soybean oil: 169m

wood fiberboard: 166m

other stainless steel bars: 164m

sculptures: 160m

cutting blades: 159m

baked goods: 150m

navigation equipment: 146m

hydrometers: 137m

watch cases and parts: 134m

laboratory ceramic wear: 134m

wood carpentry: 124m

mirrors and lenses: 117m

[growtiredofpublicvulnerability]

This man in this diamond documentary saying synthetic diamonds are violating the ethics of the Diamond industry…. The ETHICS of the DIAMOND industry

[sciencespies]

Strange hexagonal diamonds found in meteorite from another planet

https://sciencespies.com/space/strange-hexagonal-diamonds-found-in-meteorite-from-another-planet/

Strange hexagonal diamonds found in meteorite from another planet

Diamonds found in four meteorites in north-west Africa probably came from an ancient dwarf planet, and they are expected to be harder than Earth diamonds

Space 12 September 2022

By Alice Klein

Electron microscopy has revealed hexagonal diamonds (the dark area near the middle of the picture) in meteorites found in Africa

Alan Salek/RMIT

Mysterious hexagonal diamonds that don’t occur naturally on Earth have been discovered in four meteorites in north-west Africa.

“It’s really exciting because there were some people in the field who doubted whether this material even existed,” says Alan Salek at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, who was part of the team that found them.

Hexagonal diamonds, like regular diamonds, are made of carbon, but their atoms are arranged in a hexagonal structure rather than a cubic one.

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Also known as lonsdaleite, hexagonal diamonds were first reported in meteorites in the US and India in the 1960s. However, the previously discovered crystals were so small – only nanometres in size – that it was hard to confirm whether they were truly hexagonal diamonds.

To hunt for larger crystals, Salek and his colleagues used a powerful electron microscope to peer into 18 meteorite samples. One was from Australia and the rest were from north-west Africa.

They found hexagonal diamonds in four of the African meteorites, with some crystals measuring up to a micrometre in size – about 1000 times bigger than previous discoveries. This allowed the team to confirm the unusual hexagonal structure.

“It’s an important discovery because now we have larger crystals, we can get a better idea of how they formed and maybe replicate that process in the lab,” says Salek.

Based on the chemical composition of the meteorites that brought them to Earth, the hexagonal diamonds appear to have formed inside dwarf planets, says Andy Tomkins at Monash University in Melbourne, who led the research.

The team’s analysis suggests the crystals were created by a reaction between graphite – which is made of carbon atoms layered in sheets – and a supercritical fluid of hydrogen, methane, oxygen and sulphur chemicals that probably formed when an asteroid crashed into the dwarf planet and broke it into fragments that eventually fell onto Earth.

“When the planet broke apart, it was like taking a lid off a Coke bottle – it released the pressure and that drop in pressure combined with high temperatures led to the release of this supercritical fluid,” says Tomkins.

This is similar to the process by which regular diamonds are made in labs, by heating graphite with gases like hydrogen and methane, suggesting that a few tweaks could produce lonsdaleite instead, says Salek.

Hexagonal diamonds are predicted to be about 60 per cent harder than regular diamonds based on their structure, and this extra hardness could have important industrial applications if they could be made synthetically. For example, they could potentially be used to make ultra-hard saw blades or other machine parts, says Salek.

Journal reference: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2208814119

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Match 2 of day 2 of round 2 of the championship has element 24, chromium, facing off against element 31, gallium. Last round, chromium eked out a victory over uranium with 56.9% of the votes, while gallium had a slightly more decisive match, beating radon with 64.2% of the votes. A reminder of our challengers:

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