Researchers discovered that instead of high-temperature annealing, growing an extra epilayer of diamond atop the substrate after ion implantation is enough to turn the damaged layer graphite-like.

HOUSTON – (May 23, 2025) – Diamond is one of the most prized materials in advanced technologies due to its unmatched hardness, ability to conduct heat and capacity to host quantum-friendly defects.

Sometimes scientific ideas come from unexpected corners. At an art exhibition in 2017, Australian artist Karen Cunningham showed a series of glass sculptures embedded with very small diamonds. The ...