Mexican scientists turn tequila into diamonds

How did an Italian thief get his mitts on the diamonds?

"Diamonds are forever" - an diesen Bond-Film erinnern sich dieser Tage offenbar nicht wenige Russen: Wegen der Finanzkrise grassiert in Moskau das Diamantenfieber.

We live in a global community where there is little happening in the world that we aren t all connected with in some way. The current global financial crisis underlies that point but also, the bloody conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The "civil war" that has killed millions and displaced millions of people is largely financed by the Congo s massive resources of mineral wealth. This includes gold and diamonds but also coltan, a mineral from which tantalum is derived--an essential component in capacitors...which are an essential component in cell phones and any other digital device. About 80 per cent of coltan comes from the Congo and although there are sanctions against supplies from the Congo, those supplies that are...

Diamonds may be a girl s best friend, but a break-up can add to their sparkle - especially if they were once wrapped around the exquisite fingers and neck of Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen. A diamond ring and pendant belonging to the exotic...

Posted: 4:13 PM- DALLAS - With stock markets sinking and fear of recession rising, what s the affluent consumer to do? Neiman Marcus hopes a few of them will escape the grim headlines by splurging on diamonds, Dior and other diversions.

There s nothing civil about this war.

War-ravaged Angola, a country with an abundance of oil, diamonds and grinding poverty, held its first election in 16 years on Friday.

Posted: 8:49 AM- The Washington Post reports that H. Tracy Hall, 88, who earned a place among America s scientific wizards as a principal figure in the creation of artificial diamonds, died July 25 at his home in Provo, Utah.

Whoever says diamonds are forever never dated Anne Ha thaway s ex, Raffaello Follieri - the feds seized a treasure trove of pricey jewels the busted swindler bought with his ill-got ten gains. The actress apparently had to turn over rings...

An exhibition of 240 colorful diamonds arranged in the shape of a dazzling butterfly opened yesterday at the . "The Butterfly of Peace," weighing 166.94 carats, is housed at the museum s Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems. It measures 11 inches by 14...

Researchers have developed a promising nanomaterial-based biomedical device that could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs locally to sites where cancerous tumors have been surgically removed. The team demonstrated that the flexible microfilm device, which resembles a piece of plastic wrap and can be customized easily into different shapes, releases the chemotherapy agent doxorubicin in a sustained and consistent manner. The device takes advantage of nanodiamonds, an emergent technology.

Tiny slivers of diamond may contain the earliest traces of life on Earth, a study finds.

IF there is one thing Elizabeth Taylor is supposed to know, it s diamonds. But three years after the 76-year old Hollywood legend lent her name, image and expertise to help House of Taylor Jewelry go public, the West Hollywood, Calif.-based outfit...

A promotional campaign for diamonds dominates the gallery between the main concourse and Vandebilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal, which is usually advertising-free.

You certainly know that birds are enemies of jet engine turbine blades. But these jet engines have another nasty foe: sand. Even if the turbine blades are protected with thin layers of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), they operate at very high temperatures. When a sand storm hits a blade, grains of sand melt and turn into glass. And this can have devastating effects on the duration of the blades. Now, engineers from Ohio State University (OSU) have developed a new coating made of fake diamonds to help jet engines take the heat. The researchers have used zirconium dioxide -- commonly called zirconia, also known as synthetic diamonds -- to combat high-temperature corrosion. Even if the research results look promising, many...

Darrell Cavens, senior vice president of marketing and technology at Blue Nile describes the online jeweler s competitive advantage over its brick and mortar counterparts such as offering a better selection and a larger inventory of diamonds.

Diamonds may be rare on Earth, but surprisingly common in space -- and the super-sensitive infrared eyes of NASA s Spitzer Space Telescope are perfect for scouting them. Using computer simulations, researchers have developed a strategy for finding diamonds in space that are only a nanometer (a billionth of a meter) in size. These gems are about 25,000 times smaller than a grain of sand, much too small for an engagement ring. But astronomers believe that these tiny particles could provide valuable insights into how carbon-rich molecules, the basis of life on Earth, develop in the cosmos.

A Vancouver-based junior mining company has acquired prospecting permits to explore for diamonds in an area in Nunavut that includes Canada s largest migratory bird sanctuary.

As useful as nanotubes may be, the process of making them may have unintentional and potentially harmful impacts on the environment. Carbon nanotubes are 10,000 times thinner than a human hair, yet stronger than steel and more durable than diamonds. They conduct heat and electricity with efficiency that rivals copper wires and silicon chips, with possible uses in everything from concrete and clothes to bicycle parts and electronics.