Molten carbon can crystallize into diamond or graphite, but it has been difficult to study this process. New simulations show that graphite can sometimes "hijack" the pathway that would lead to ...

Diamonds hitch a ride to the surface through explosive kimberlite eruptions, powered by volatile-rich magmas. New simulations ...

Diamond, with its tough-to-break carbon lattice of interlocking cubes, is traditionally considered the hardest material on Earth. Yet a rare form of diamond known as lonsdaleite—a crystal with carbon ...

The discovery of two diamonds originating from the depths of the Earth's mantle reveals a chemical coexistence that ...

Andrew Tomkins receives funding from the Australia Research Council. Alan Salek receives a RSS Scholarship. Dougal McCulloch receives funding from Australian Research Council. Monash University ...

The growing global energy demand and the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources have driven the need for efficient thermal energy storage solutions. Phase change materials (PCMs), known for ...

A beautiful blue flaw in a gem-quality diamond from Botswana is actually a tiny fragment of Earth’s deep interior—and it suggests our planet’s mantle contains oceans’ worth of water. The flaw, ...