A new method of making diamonds doesn’t require extreme pressure
Lab-grown diamonds formed without a squeeze in a liquid of gallium, iron, nickel and silicon
![Four diamonds of varying hues are shown on a black background](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/042324_ec_lab-diamonds_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Lab-grown diamonds (some pictured) can be made in liquid metal at high pressure. A new technique makes diamonds at atmospheric pressure.
LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images