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Sunday, June 22, 2008

Harversting Diamonds

Can you imagine diamonds being harvested just like crops ?
Science and technology is making it a possibility and companies like Massachusetts based Apollo have made it possible using the process called chemical vapor deposition(CVD).

Artificial diamonds for industrial applications have been available for quite some time but the process of growing diamonds in pure and nearly as big as the one naturally found has only been perfected in the past decade.

These harvested diamonds are available at 15-20% less value than the natural diamonds. And even an expert jeweler eye cannot spot the difference.

To read more about the these diamonds here is an interesting link - Diamonds on Demand