A new kind of diamond is now in town, according to researchers. These are apparently 58% harder than ordinary diamonds. Findings about these meteorite diamonds were published in the journal Nature.

In the end, everyone I spoke with thought that lab-grown diamonds would likely end up just inducing additional demand for diamond jewelry of all kinds, if all the industry players were smart about it.

Michael Mack President of Max Pawn Luxury, shares his expert insights on diamonds in honor of National Diamond Day. Mack ...

Using advanced microscopy techniques, Dougal McCulloch, a physics professor at RMIT who co-led the research, and his team captured slices from the samples to better understand both types of diamonds.

Upon glancing at both kinds of diamonds, you will likely not be able to tell them apart as lab grown diamonds have been subjected to specific temperature and pressure settings to mimic the ...

The team ended up with two kinds of diamonds: a regular one you'd find on a piece of jewelry and a Lonsdaleite, which is an ultra-strong kind of diamond that is usually found at the site of ...