Nikon Sued By Intellectual Ventures For... >>
<< Reminder: We're Giving Away $10,000 And Time...
 tdicon 

Miscellaneous

by Michael Ho

Thu, Nov 3rd 2011 5:00pm




Filed Under:
allotrope, carbon, diamonds, semiconductor

Companies:
de beers


DailyDirt: Diamonds Don't Just Look Pretty....

from the urls-we-dig-up dept

Diamond is a fascinating material due to its extraordinary hardness (and other properties such refractive index, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity and chemical inertness). Diamonds have also been historically difficult to synthesize in desired quantities. However, making artificial diamonds is becoming a practical process, so it's possible we'll see more and more products made from artificial diamond. Here are just a few interesting links on this awesome allotrope of carbon. By the way, StumbleUpon can recommend some good Techdirt articles, too.

12 Comments | Leave a Comment

If you liked this post, you may also be interested in...

Reader Comments (rss)

(Flattened / Threaded)

  1.  
    identicon
    Anonymous Coward, Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 5:29pm

    DeBeers is not inventing anything, it has already been invented.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_vapor_deposition
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch emical_vapor_deposition_of_diamond
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_diamond

    That is how the crystal at NIF are grown.
    KDP Crystal Growth - YouTube

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  2.  
    identicon
    Anonymous Coward, Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 5:35pm

    Re:

    Oops! reading fail, it was not inventing it was investing :)

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  3.  
    icon
    Michael Ho (profile), Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 5:50pm

    Re: Re:

    heh. yup. De Beers is just taking the cash it has from its diamond monopoly and doubling down on more diamond businesses.... which will probably help ensure its future diamond monopoly.

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  4.  
    identicon
    Anonymous Coward, Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 7:28pm

    Diamond is an allotrope of carbon. Carbon has six protons! If you do the math, and consider that six is an evil number, this means that Mike is conspiring with Google as predicted by Nostradamus.

    I'm a desperate lawyer and I'm about to lose my job. I need help. Someone, please help me! HELP!!!! Believe my ridiculous conspiracy theory!!! I'm a paid shill and my employer is about to fire me because I'm not convincing anyone! Please believe me so that I won't get fired.

    There, I think I can create conspiracy theories even more ridiculous than those of Techdirt IP maximists. How did I do?

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  5.  
    identicon
    Wolfy, Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 8:09pm

    AC#4... is that all you've got? The entertainment around here is getting pretty lame.

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  6.  
    identicon
    Joe, Nov 3rd, 2011 @ 9:02pm

    Gold/Diamond Infused Contact Lenses...

    What would happened if you had a laser pointer shone in your eyes while you were wearing these?

    More damage to the eyes? Freaky Laser-light show? I am curiositically aroused...

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  7.  
    icon
    Butcherer79 (profile), Nov 4th, 2011 @ 4:37am

    Re: Gold/Diamond Infused Contact Lenses...

    "I am curiositically aroused..."

    Best you get your hands on those public domain films that have been talked about here recently ;-)

    http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111031/14012416574/various-lawsuits-trying-to-avoid-admitt ing-that-porn-classics-debbie-does-dallas-deep-throat-are-public-domain.shtml

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  8.  
    identicon
    Anonymous Coward, Nov 4th, 2011 @ 6:37am

    Re:

    D-, that was horrible, at least make your rant relevant to the story. GEESH amature!!

    Eventough you're unemployeed you can still pirate movies, music and games so you won't have to do without entertainment.

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  9.  
    identicon
    Anonymous Coward, Nov 4th, 2011 @ 6:45am

    Diamonds are a big scam, DeBeers artifically creates a scarcity by buying up all the worlds diamond supplies. They have stockpiles of the things.

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  10.  
    icon
    The Groove Tiger (profile), Nov 4th, 2011 @ 8:27am

    Re: Re:

    But... diamonds!

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  11.  
    identicon
    Anonymous Coward, Nov 4th, 2011 @ 4:15pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    They last forever you know. Kinda like Copy protection lengths ...

    (since it'll just keep getting extended anyways).

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  12.  
    identicon
    Anonymous Coward, Nov 5th, 2011 @ 4:13am

    Re:

    You are an idiot whose knowledge of the industry is stuck practically in the Dark Ages.

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]


Add Your Comment

Have a Techdirt Account? Sign in now. Want one? Register here
Get Techdirt’s Daily Email
Save me a cookie
  • Note: A CRLF will be replaced by a break tag (<br>), all other allowable HTML will remain intact
  • Allowed HTML Tags: <b> <i> <a> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <hr> <tt>
Nikon Sued By Intellectual Ventures For... >>
<< Reminder: We're Giving Away $10,000 And Time...
 tdicon 
Follow Techdirt
Flattr rss rss
A word from our Sponsors...
Sponsored Resource
Essential Reading
Techdirt Reading List
Techdirt Insider Chat

A word from our Sponsors...
Recent Stories

Tuesday

11:01pm: Public Outcry In Taiwan Kills Their Version Of SOPA (0)
8:02pm: WIPO: Informal Economy Innovates In The Absence Of Intellectual Monopolies (8)
5:00pm: DailyDirt: Augmented Vision (2)
3:50pm: States Attorneys General Want Special Exception To Blame Sites For Actions Of Users (43)
3:02pm: Google, Without Admitting It Gets FISA Orders, Files Lawsuit To Challenge FISA Gag Orders (22)
2:29pm: NYPD Commissioner Blasts NSA Secret Monitoring For Being Secret (20)
1:43pm: It's Come To This: Commentators Arguing That The Press Commits A Crime In Exposing NSA Surveillance (49)
1:00pm: US Chamber Of Commerce: Bollywood Is So Successful Without Strong Copyrights That It Will Fail Unless India Strengthens Its Copyrights (45)
11:58am: Senator Lindsey Graham Defends NSA Surveillance By Arguing About Something Entirely Different (52)
11:15am: NSA Claims Surveillance Programs Aided The Stopping Of 50 Attacks; Details Lacking (71)
More arrow
A word from our Sponsors...

Close

Email This