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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

Gem quality or that weird black shit they use for diamond tipped drills and such?

[-] NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 10 points 2 weeks ago

The latter, it's tiny stuff atm. Industrial. May find ways to improve growth.

It's in the article lol.

[-] ramsorge@discuss.online 6 points 2 weeks ago

Who cares? Diamonds and gems are just shiny. Literally worthless now that they can be manufactured. Gold? A good conductor, nothing else.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Because certain kinds of gem quality diamonds are an even better conductor of electricity with better heat dissipation than gold and copper, and could be used for better electronics if they were large enough.

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