Scientists have turned plastic into diamonds. Using high-powered lasers, the team zapped samples of PET, the common material used in plastic bottles, to produce intense heat and pressure to form tiny ...

This illustration depicts a new technique that uses a pulsing laser to create synthetic nanodiamond films and patterns from graphite, with potential applications from biosensors to computer chips.

While diamond lasers have been around for a number of years, they have not been powerful enough to cut through steel until now. Since the recent improvement of CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) ...

Diamond, the best friend of women & the most coveted of all gems, has been doing the rounds for billions of years now. The precious stone carries an unmatched sparkling glory and speak of invaluable ...

Diamonds from plastic A powerful laser was fired at a thin piece of PET plastic, generating a shock wave that created nanodiamonds. (Courtesy: HZDR / Blaurock) Firing powerful laser pulses at pieces ...

t particle accelerator facilities around the world, scientists rely on powerful X-rays to reveal the structure and behavior of atoms and molecules. Now, researchers from the Department of Energy’s ...

Physicists have used the world's most powerful laser to zap diamonds. The results, they say, could tell us more about the cores of giant planets. "Diamonds have very special properties, besides being ...