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NEED TO KNOW Jessica Simpson is baring it all as she steps out for the premiere of All’s Fair The musician and fashion designer, 45, hit the red carpet in Los Angeles for the release of the legal drama rocking a latex gown featuring a plunging v-neck and leg slit, which she paired with a major string of diamonds Simpson …

Researchers have discovered a low-pressure, electron-beam method to turn adamantane into defect-free nanodiamonds. Credit: Stock Synthetic diamond research examines organic molecular interactions under the microscope. Scientists have long developed different techniques to produce artificial diamonds, but a new method from researchers, including a team at the University of Tokyo, offers surprising advantages. By preparing samples in a specific way before …

A pair of diamonds that formed hundreds of kilometers deep in Earth’s malleable mantle both contain specks of materials that form in completely opposing chemical environments — a combination so unusual that researchers thought their coexistence was “almost impossible.” The substances’ presence provides a window into the chemical goings-on of the mantle and the reactions that form diamonds. The two …

In the final ‘Downton Abbey,’ Diamonds and Antique Jewels Have a Lead Role  The New York Times Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale review – this silly, enjoyable nonsense should go on for ever  The Guardian We proved Bafta and the critics wrong — Downton Abbey bows out  The Times ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Gala Red Carpet Photos  Deadline ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ …

Taylor Swift and Tariffs Can Both Help Sell Diamonds – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Jeweler Who Designed Taylor Swift’s Engagement Ring References Speak Now as She Thanks Fans for Support  People.com Taylor Swift-Inspired Engagement Rings to Show Your Future Fiancé  Harper’s BAZAAR Taylor Swift’s engagement ring could spark trends, but challenge shoppers. What to know  CNBC Why Taylor Swift’s Engagement Ring Looks Different …

Scientists have created the first sizable meteorite diamond — also known as lonsdaleite or hexagonal diamond — a material predicted to be even harder than the diamonds normally found on Earth. The high-pressure, high-temperature technique created tiny disks of this ultrahard diamond which could ultimately replace conventional diamonds in applications such as drilling tools and electronics, the scientists reported July …

Chinese and American scientists claim to be the first to make large enough quantities of diamonds with a hexagonal structure to test their physical properties. The substance has been sought for 60 years, reflecting the extraordinary anticipated hardness of the gemstones. The team responsible may have scooped another team who described a method for achieving the same thing earlier this …

A team of Chinese scientists may have cracked the secret behind the strange Canyon Diablo diamonds. Hexagonal in form rather than cubic, the process behind how these diamonds formed has, until now, remained elusive. Diamonds are usually made of carbon atoms in a cubic arrangement (like stacked Lego blocks in a cube pattern). But there is a rarer form, the …

Diamonds aren’t always colorless; they can also be blue, yellow, green and even pink. But what makes these jewels come in varied hues? At their base, diamonds are made of a single element: carbon. “It’s just pure carbon,” forged into treasure under very high pressures, said Luc Doucet, a senior research fellow of geology at Curtin University in Australia. They …

Jenna Ortega went full gothic chic at the opening of Le Beach Club de Mercredi (Wednesday’s Beach Club) in Paris on July 31. She paired 20 carats of black diamond jewelry with a deep plunging corset gown. The look comes after Ortega debuted bleached brows earlier in the week. Wednesday season 2 is just around the corner (snap, snap), and …