In this video, Fabrizio Nestola demonstrates the instrument used in new research about how large diamonds form deep in Earth's mantle.

Steve is interested in how Earth's continents formed. Although Earth is called the water planet it also could be called the continent planet. Continent formation spans most of Earth history, continental rocks retain a geologic record of Earth's geodynamic processes, and continents were the key to the emergence of subaerial life and concentration of Earth's resources. Understanding continent formation requires the study of rocks whose ages range from very ancient to very young and could have formed anywhere from the deep mantle to the upper crust. It requires thinking on microscopic as well as global scales. It encompasses a wide range of studies: continental volcanic rocks, ancient and present subduction zones, crust-mantle evolution now and in the past, and the deep mantle keels to the continents. Even the present oceanic mantle can be viewed an analog to pre-continental, oceanic mantle (Hadean to Paleoarchean; 4500 to 3200 million years ago) -the original source of continental crust. RESEARCH INTERESTS Igneous petrology; isotope geochemistry; trace element geochemistry; geochemical evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle ACADEMICS B.A., 1972, Dartmouth College M.S., Geology, 1975, University of Massachusetts Ph.D., Geochemistry, 1984, State University of New York, Stony Brook

Once a James Bond fantasy, diamond-based #lasers are now becoming a reality. Ground-breaking #research is harnessing the unique properties of diamonds to develop a new generation of lasers that could lead to many benefits, from better treatment of skin complaints and diabetes-related eye conditions, to improved #pollution monitoring and #aeronautical engineering. A University of Strathclyde team has developed a new type of high-performance, ultra-versatile Raman laser that harnesses diamonds to produce light beams with more power and a wider range of colours than current Raman lasers. These capabilities could open up important new applications. The research is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Learn more ▶️ https://www.ukri.org/about-us/EPSRC/ Let’s connect! Twitter 🔗 https://twitter.com/EPSRC LinkedIn 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/epsrc/ YouTube 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/epsrc/ Instagram 🔗 https://www.instagram.com/weareukri/ We think you’ll like… The Portable Magnetometer | Revolutionising the Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease ▶️ https://youtu.be/gfWxtX5r3iU X-Ray Imaging | Looking Inside and building 3D Images with Computer Tomography ▶️ https://youtu.be/hdY-BH3DHdo ABOUT ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EPSRC creates knowledge in engineering and physical sciences for UK capability to benefit society and the economy. Find out more ▶️ https://www.ukri.org/councils/epsrc/ #EPSRC #Engineering #PhysicalSciences #EngineeringResearch #Innovation

It’s the largest diamond ever found in a meteorite, measuring one-tenth of a millimeter. As if that’s not enough, it should also be added that for the first time together with "large" diamonds of this type, nanometer diamonds have been identified (a diamond of one tenth of a millimeter is about 100,000 times larger than a 1 nanometer diamond), as well as nanometer graphite, iron-nickel alloys, iron carbides, and phosphorus. This association allows us to confirm the "shock" origin of extraterrestrial diamonds. The discovery was made by an international research group coordinated by Fabrizio Nestola of the Department of Geosciences at the University of Padua and by Maria Chiara Domeneghetti of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Pavia, in collaboration with Cyrena Goodrich of the Lunar and Planetary Institute of Houston, Frank E. Brenker of the University of Frankfurt, Annamaria Fioretti of the Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources of the National Research Council of Italy, and Konstantin Litasov of the Vereshchagin Institute for High Pressure Physics of Moscow. The study was published in “Pnas” and is entitled Impact shock origin of diamonds in ureilite meteorites. Reported by Monica Panetto, edited by Elisa Speronello. -------- Segui Il Bo Live sui social! https://www.facebook.com/ilbolive/ ► Facebook https://twitter.com/IlBoLive ► Twitter https://www.instagram.com/ilbolive/ ► Instagram

Our annual scheme, the Royal Society Innovation Award, recognises scientists who have developed a proven novel concept or prototype into a near-market ready product. In this video, we see the development and application of boron doped diamond electrodes for sensing applications. Find out more about all our Innovation Award winners http://ow.ly/RnXD30aEF25

Physicists have levitated diamonds using a laser for the first time, potentially opening up new possibilities in the field of quantum computing.

You may have heard of lasers, but what about their older brother - masers. Invented in the 1950s, masers use microwaves instead of light, but they were somewhat eclipsed by the much more practical laser. More than half a century later, researchers are demonstrating a new kind of maser, made using diamond. Nature reporter Elizabeth Gibney went to see it in action. Read the news story: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-03430-y Read the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25970 21nd March 2018

FIERCE is an analytical research facility at the Geozentrum at Goethe University Frankfurt. Founded in July 2019 as one of five high-tech centres, it has high-end analytical capabilities and instrumentation for trace-element and isotope-ratio analyses in liquid and solid materials of all types. For further information please visit: https://www.fierce.uni-frankfurt.de This video was created in the context of the Giersch - Summerschool & International Conference 2021 https://fias.institute/en/events/gsic2020 produced by the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies: https://fias.institute and funded by the Stiftung Giersch http://www.stiftung-giersch.de created by Zeitrausch:http://zeitrausch.net

Emma Bullock is the "friendly English probe operator" in charge of the Carnegie Earth and Planets electron microprobe lab. In this treat of an interview, Bullock takes us behind the scenes to learn about her work, how she became a geologist, and why she chose to work at Carnegie Science. https://dtm.carnegiescience.edu/people/techadmin/emma-bullock

Congratulations 2016 ASTech Awards Finalist Dr.Graham Pearson. Find out more about his innovative work with diamonds and geology in this short video profile.

Dr. Steven Shirey explains the Geophysical Lab’s early forays into the realm of high-pressure, high-temperature research, beginning with the earth’s rock-forming systems. View the full article at http://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research-carnegie-diamond-presses