ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 9 days agoDiamonds can now be created from scratch in the lab in 15 minuteswww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkDiamonds can now be created from scratch in the lab in 15 minuteswww.earth.comByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 9 days agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 days agoGem quality or that weird black shit they use for diamond tipped drills and such?
minus-squareNaevaTheRat [she/her]@vegantheoryclub.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 days agoThe latter, it’s tiny stuff atm. Industrial. May find ways to improve growth. It’s in the article lol.
minus-squareramsorge@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 days agoWho cares? Diamonds and gems are just shiny. Literally worthless now that they can be manufactured. Gold? A good conductor, nothing else.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-29 days agoBecause certain kinds of gem quality diamonds are an even better conductor of electricity with better heat dissipation than gold and copper, and could be used for better electronics if they were large enough.
Gem quality or that weird black shit they use for diamond tipped drills and such?
The latter, it’s tiny stuff atm. Industrial. May find ways to improve growth.
It’s in the article lol.
Who cares? Diamonds and gems are just shiny. Literally worthless now that they can be manufactured. Gold? A good conductor, nothing else.
Because certain kinds of gem quality diamonds are an even better conductor of electricity with better heat dissipation than gold and copper, and could be used for better electronics if they were large enough.
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