Scientists make diamonds in 150 minutes instead of billions of years | Tech and Science

Diamonds form naturally when carbon is exposed to high pressure and temperatures for billions of years. Scientists had succeeded in replicating diamonds in a laboratory before, but it had never been done so quickly.

The researchers managed to produce a diamond in about 150 minutes. After fifteen minutes, the first fragments of the diamonds became visible, the scientists write in their published study Nature.

Plus, there was no need for enormous pressure. The scientists managed to make the diamonds under pressure that we also feel on the Earth’s surface at sea level.

The researchers made the diamonds from carbon atoms in a mixture of gallium, iron, nickel and silicon. While the mixture was exposed to methane and hydrogen, it was first rapidly heated and then rapidly cooled several times.

The scientists expect that further research will make it possible to make larger diamonds even faster.