Processing diamond surfaces with femtosecond lasers yields a trade-off between hydrophilicity and low defect rate.

“Top-down” diamond patterning methods, such as reactive ion etching, are difficult given the material’s chemical inertness.

Imagine trying to design a key for a lock that is constantly changing its shape. That is the exact challenge we face in ...

A subtle twist between atomically thin magnetic layers can generate unexpectedly large and complex spin structures.

Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Unit Five was among 63 two-year-olds remaining in the $2m race but the Bjorn Baker-trained Warwoven, a late scratching from the Gold Coast race, was a notable ...

De Beers reportedly cut rough diamond prices in January, a rare retreat by the industry’s once-dominant broker as slumping demand, lab-grown stones and trade turmoil batter the global diamond market.

An often-overlooked part of the body may reveal important clues about overall health. Researchers from the University of Westminster in the U.K. discovered that the shape of the gluteus maximus muscle ...

Last fall, the jewelry designer Kindred Lubeck took an elevator up six floors to a high-end showroom in New York’s diamond district. She was buzzed inside a fluorescent-lit vestibule, then waited; the ...

Catherine Santino is a Style Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She began as a contributor for PEOPLE in 2022 and joined the staff full-time in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in The Zoe Report, ...

Collier County is constructing its first-ever diverging diamond interchange at I-75 and Pine Ridge Road. The $27.5 million project is expected to reduce traffic delays, improve safety, and be ...

Emerald cut engagement rings are usually considered one of the most elegant of diamond shapes. After all, it is the stone on Grace Kelly’s engagement ring given to her by Prince Rainier of Monaco.

Charles I and his wife Zita, photographed around 1916, fled to Switzerland at the end of World War I. Hulton Archive / Getty Images For decades, the 137-carat yellow diamond that belonged to Europe’s ...