ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 1 month agoDiamonds can now be created from scratch in the lab in 15 minuteswww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: science@mander.xyz
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minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoGem quality or that weird black shit they use for diamond tipped drills and such?
minus-squareNaevaTheRat [she/her]@vegantheoryclub.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThe latter, it’s tiny stuff atm. Industrial. May find ways to improve growth. It’s in the article lol.
minus-squareramsorge@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month 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-up0·edit-21 month 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.