ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 15 days agoDiamonds can now be created from scratch in the lab in 15 minuteswww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down12cross-posted to: science@mander.xyztechnology@lemmy.mlfuturology@futurology.today
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minus-squareramsorge@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 days agoWho cares? Diamonds and gems are just shiny. Literally worthless now that they can be manufactured. Gold? A good conductor, nothing else.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-214 days agoBecause certain kinds of gem quality diamonds are an even better conductor of electricity with better heat dissipation than gold and copper, and could be used for better electronics if they were large enough.
Who cares? Diamonds and gems are just shiny. Literally worthless now that they can be manufactured. Gold? A good conductor, nothing else.
Because certain kinds of gem quality diamonds are an even better conductor of electricity with better heat dissipation than gold and copper, and could be used for better electronics if they were large enough.