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Diamonds can now be created from scratch in the lab in just 15 minutes (www.earth.com)
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[โ€“] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

10mm diameter

Ah, so still not quite Cullinan-scale yet. Optical quality is probably better though.

I'm surprised diamonds aren't used more for lenses. Given its high index of refraction, it seems like an ideal material.

[โ€“] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, the optical quality seems to be the main point. I assume there's few fields where that level of precision is worth it though. I doubt we're about to see it on an iPhone any time soon.