voidx@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 14 days agoDiamonds can now be created from scratch in the lab in just 15 minuteswww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareEleventhHour@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-214 days agoFor now. But diamonds are used for much more than simply jewelry. They have a vast number of industrial applications.
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoThey do mention that. Likely have applications in industrial drilling and sandpaper
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoReally? That’s pretty cool.
minus-squareAtelopus-zeteki@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoNo, see my comment above. It’s a reference to a Paul Simon song, “Diamonds on the soles of her shoes”. While they might make the shoe soles last longer, they would be abrasive to flooring materials, and so not really practical at any price.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoAh thanks for the clarification. What was the point (ha!) of the shoes in the song? Surely it wasn’t just scratching floors?
For now. But diamonds are used for much more than simply jewelry. They have a vast number of industrial applications.
They do mention that. Likely have applications in industrial drilling and sandpaper
Shoe soles.
Really? That’s pretty cool.
No, see my comment above. It’s a reference to a Paul Simon song, “Diamonds on the soles of her shoes”. While they might make the shoe soles last longer, they would be abrasive to flooring materials, and so not really practical at any price.
Ah thanks for the clarification. What was the point (ha!) of the shoes in the song? Surely it wasn’t just scratching floors?