alphacyberranger to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agoScientists grow diamonds from scratch in 15 minutes thanks to groundbreaking new processwww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1478arrow-down14
arrow-up1474arrow-down1external-linkScientists grow diamonds from scratch in 15 minutes thanks to groundbreaking new processwww.livescience.comalphacyberranger to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-square@Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish28•4 months agoThe article shows the diamonds are around 200nm in size.
minus-square@FilthyShrooms@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish42•4 months agoWhile not enough for jewelry, this is great for industrial applications, like abrasive grinding wheels or diamond tipped saw blades
minus-square@ProbablyBaysean@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoI cant wait for all circular saw blades to be diamond.
minus-squareBarqsHasBitelinkfedilinkEnglish24•edit-24 months agoTrying to size that: That’s 0.2 micrometers. Fine sand is 75 micrometers to 425 micrometers. (1000 micrometers = 1 millimeter)
The article shows the diamonds are around 200nm in size.
While not enough for jewelry, this is great for industrial applications, like abrasive grinding wheels or diamond tipped saw blades
I cant wait for all circular saw blades to be diamond.
Trying to size that: That’s 0.2 micrometers. Fine sand is 75 micrometers to 425 micrometers.
(1000 micrometers = 1 millimeter)