Optical computer now a step closer Researchers from the FOM Foundation, the MESA+ Institute at the University of Twente, Philips and ASML have designed a completely new method for manufacturing 3D ...

Cubic zirconia is a type of diamond simulant — a “fake diamond” — that is extremely affordable. However, it doesn’t hold any value over time like a real diamond and loses its luster in just a few ...

Even with the weight of worlds on its shoulders, diamond resolutely refuses to buckle under the pressure. Thanks to the highest-pressure X-ray diffraction experiments ever reported, researchers have ...

(Nanowerk News) The continuous success of the computer industry is made possible by the ongoing miniaturization of computer chips. A way to make computers even faster is to devise chips that are ...