August 2020 - Lab Grown Magazine
August 2020 | LG | The Lab Grown Diamond Resource Book 12 To advertise call (888) 832-1109 | August 2020 13 Lead author Sulgiye Park, of the Stanford research group, holds a sample of the diamondoid triamantane (left) and a model showing its structure, which features three units or “cages” composed of hydrogen and carbon atoms bonded together. (Photos: Andrew Brodhead) while the competition shrank into a corner. Today, the major name in mined and lab- grown diamonds is De Beers. Its Lightbox brand—managed by its subsidiary, Element Six—allotted $94 million over four years to develop a Portland-area LGD facility next to an expansive semiconductor campus. It is presently expected to produce over 500,000 carats this year. It is no surprise that this major market player gains the major market news.But what you didn’t read about was what De Beers did not do: Certify their LGDs. De Beers dismissed the need for distinctiveness of its own products stating it would not grade its LGDs because “we don’t think they deserve to be graded.” Many industry analysts think such senti- ments reflect the company’s wider interest in protecting the natural diamond market, where it continues to dominate. Last year, De Beers’ revenue surpassed $6 billion for its parent company, Anglo American. In the lab-grown sector, De Beers is seen as a CVD leader and speaks with authority on the subject. “A relatively unknown fact about the CVD method,”Dr. Simon Lawson, head of De Beers technology says, “is that it was largely developed by the solar industry to produce polysilicon for solar panels.CVDhas always been about lessening the temperature intensity and duration of heat. Within our lifetime, we’ll see advancement reducing growth time and less heat intensive protocols coming to market.” And, Dr. Lawson was right. Instant Diamonds In late 2019, scientists working for a leading university discovered how to grow a diamond in a fraction of a second. Enter Stanford University and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), a laboratory operated by Stanford University, but funded and managed by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science. As if producing a diamond in the blink of an eye wasn’t headline news in itself, they ► Visit our website www.diamspark.com to see a full list of our inventory. We supply 0.01 to 5.00 Carats certi ed and non-certi ed polished diamonds, manufactured in a world-class facility, equipped with the most advanced technology. Available in Matching Pairs, Parcels, Layouts and Loose White and Coloured Diamonds. Member of 54 West 47th Street, New York NY - 10036 Cell: +1 (718) 407 9009 | Phone: +1 (212) 221 4400 | Email: labgrown@diamspark.com An Epitome of Modern Luxury. Discover our extensive collection of high-quality Lab-grown Diamonds
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