Researchers have found that a two-dimensional carbon material is tougher than graphene and resists cracking—even the ...

For the first time, researchers in China have synthetically produced a nearly pure hexagonal diamond, marking a significant ...

Chinese scientists have created an artificial “super diamond” much greater in hardness than real ones, an advance that could ...

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most ...

But now, a team led by Rodney Ruoff at the Institute for Basic Science in Ulsan, South Korea, has shattered this paradigm, ...

The material withstands 58 percent more stress than diamonds, and could have "remarkable mechanical properties".

Despite industry claims, there are few controls to prevent diamond sales from financing violence and abuse around the world.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a groundbreaking method to transform graphite into materials with ...

The diamond industry is in the spotlight nowadays basically because of the environmental and ethical impacts. With increasing awareness about sustainability, consumers are more aware of how their ...