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[-] kopasz7@sh.itjust.works 76 points 1 month ago

Industrial diamonds are pretty useful for cutting.

I think they also have applications in the scientific field, although I'm not sure exactly how.

[-] jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 month ago

Diamond anvils

Scribes, cutting and polishing

Coatings for high durability and wear resistance

Windows and containers for laser experiments

Semiconductor research

Physics experiments

[-] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Ringwoodite inclusions in a diamond recently (last decade or so) revealed that water exists in equilibrium with the deep mantle, far deeper than previously thought possible. This has completely changed our understanding of the chemistry of the deep interior of the earth.

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