Queen of Diamonds continues her questTimes Online -

Queen of Diamonds continues her quest Times Online - Then there s the challenge from synthetic diamonds, and synthetic diamonds the threat that the forever cachet of the real thing might wear off in coming years. De Beers continues to do its best to persuade us that diamonds will always be a girl s best friend Source: business.timesonline.co.uk this article for free. Wired - Man-made diamonds are more like synthetic emeralds, introduced in large quantities in the mid-'70s. At first, their price was very high, but then the gem labs discovered that the synthetics could be easily distinguished using a standard microscope Source: www.wired.com Sports complex bid under budget Record - The project includes four baseball diamonds and synthetic diamonds four soccer fields. Two of the fields will have synthetic turf, which allows for more playing time, and synthetic diamonds one of the synthetic fields will have lighting. City officials have said the fields could be ready Source: www.recordnet.com