Diamonds are a girl’s best friend— but they’re this scientist’s best creation. A researcher has discovered a faster method to making diamonds in a laboratory — and it has the potential to ...

One of the most striking trends to hit the jewelry market in recent years is difficult to escape, lab-grown diamonds. These pieces created as an alternative to natural diamonds have grown in ...

Diamond is well-known for being the hardest natural material on Earth, though synthetic forms have been developed that are even tougher – a feat that researchers have managed again, through a new ...

That freedom is exactly why the best lab-grown engagement rings are having such a moment; they offer the same brilliance and ...

Christmas may mark a very busy time for the wedding industry. The holidays are often used as a setting for proposals, and with a COVID-19 vaccine finally beginning to roll out, business at wedding ...

One of the most striking distinctions is cost. Lab-grown diamonds typically retail for 30 to 50 percent less than natural ...

Two samples of carbon crystals, which are clear and give off a kaleidoscope of spectral colours under direct sunlight, may appear to be identical. However, one is a billion years old, and the other is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. A selection of round and fancy cut lab grown diamonds ...

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For years there's been much controversy within the jewelry industry over the use of lab-grown diamonds. Some old-school jewelers argue that creating a diamond in a laboratory takes away its rarity, ...