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From: Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
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Subject: Re: OT: Making diamonds at ambitent pressure
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:34:07 +1000
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On 25/04/2024 3:47 pm, Jan Panteltje wrote:
> Making Diamonds at Ambient Pressure
>   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240424111504.htm
>    Scientists develop novel liquid metal alloy system to synthesize diamond under moderate condition
> Pictures:
>   https://www.ibs.re.kr/cop/bbs/BBSMSTR_000000000738/selectBoardArticle.do?nttId=24718&pageIndex=1&searchCnd=&searchWrd=

Synthesising diamonds by vapour deposition (with a lot of hydrogen in in 
the gas mix) has been going on for years. This seems to be a refinement 
of that approach - useful, and potentially profitable, but more of a 
tweak than a dramatic innovation.

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Bill Sloman, Sydney