In 1891, examining a meteorite in Canyon Diablo, Arizona, scientists reported finding "hard particles" within it. Later, in ...

Once thought impossible, quasicrystals revealed a hidden order that challenges our understanding of materials. Their ...

Most natural and synthetic diamonds feature a cubic lattice structure but there are rare exceptions. Lonsdaleite, for example, is a type of diamond that was first ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will unveil the Winston Red Diamond and Winston Fancy Color Diamond Collection Tuesday, April 1—an extraordinary showcase of some of the world’s ...

For the first time, researchers in China have synthetically produced a nearly pure hexagonal diamond, marking a significant ...

Inside a lab in South Korea, a rainbow-colored glint caught the eye of a graduate student. This gleam is the product of ...