Scientists have discovered a way to use single missing atoms in crystals as memory cells, packing terabytes of data into a ...

When superconductors were discovered in 1911, they astounded researchers with their ability to conduct electricity with no ...

In 1891, examining a meteorite in Canyon Diablo, Arizona, scientists reported finding "hard particles" within it. Later, in ...

Chinese scientists have successfully developed a high-quality “super diamond” in the laboratory, exhibiting a hardness far ...

Most natural and synthetic diamonds feature a cubic lattice structure but there are rare exceptions. Lonsdaleite, for example, is a type of diamond that was first ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will unveil the Winston Red Diamond and Winston Fancy Color Diamond Collection Tuesday, April 1—an extraordinary showcase of some of the world’s ...