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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At SPIE Photonics West 2013, Element Six, the world leader in synthetic diamond supermaterials and member of the De Beers Group of Companies, today announced its Silicon Valley facility has expanded its high volume manufacturing capabilities of synthetic diamond optical windows, a critical component of Laser Produced Plasma (LLP) Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems. Reaching a new milestone in Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)...

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dolat Ventures Inc. (OTCQB: DOLV) announced today that its Diamond Mining subsidiary Dove Diamonds is expected to begin operations in the lucrative Diamond Reconditioning sector. The Company intends to begin operations in laser drilling and irradiation of diamonds and commented today on the growing economic opportunities in the diamond industry. Laser Drilling works by using a laser to drill a microscopic hole to remove defects in the form of...

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, Beck's Sapphire hosted a private party and concert in New York City's SoHo neighborhood to celebrate the brand's first-ever appearance in the Super Bowl. The celebration was held at a pop-up "jewelry store" on 201 Mulberry Street where Chet Faker (chetfaker.com), an Australian artist featured in the Beck's Sapphire Super Bowl ad, performed. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130130/NY50554) (Logo:...

Rice University Rice University scientists have taken an important step toward the creation of two-dimensional electronics with a process to make patterns in atom-thick layers that combine a conductor and an insulator. The materials at play – graphene and hexagonal boron nitride – have been merged into sheets and built into a variety of patterns at nanoscale dimensions. Rice introduced a technique to stitch the identically structured materials together nearly three years ago....

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jewelry is in the very DNA of Anish Godha, 23 and Varun Godha, 28. The recent entrepreneurial graduates of Stanford and Cornell are finally providing public access to their family's 122 years of jewelry design and manufacturing with the launch of Diamondere.com, an affordable made-to-order fine jewelry e-commerce platform. In the past, their family focused exclusively on signature jewelry for the royals, dignitaries, and celebrities,...

By Lorraine DePasque for the American Gem Trade Association DALLAS, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Whether she's playing the wife of an American war hero on Showtime's Homeland, or wearing some of America's finest gemstone jewelry, Morena Baccarin does it beautifully. The Brazilian-born actress, who stars as Jessica Brody on the award-winning drama, is also a celebrity muse for the winning jewelry designs of the 2013 AGTA Spectrum Awards(TM). (Photo:...

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- James Allen's new website provides a genuine alternative to the outdated practices of other online jewelers. By empowering customers with the ability to view actual diamonds, James Allen is bringing a new era of transparency to online diamond retail. The major innovation is James Allen's exclusive never-before-seen Diamond Display Technology(TM), which magnifies diamonds more than15X in high-resolution and lets users interact with diamonds in...

GREENVILLE, SC, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - SCIO Diamond Technology Corporation (OTCBB: SCIO) is pleased to announce that it will be presenting at the 15th Annual ICR XChange Conference to be held in Miami, Florida at the Fontainebleau Hotel. The Company's presentation will begin at 1:10 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 17, 2013. Chief Executive Officer Steve Kelley will be speaking at the conference in the Glimmer Ballroom 3 & 4.  Mr. Kelley will also host two...

Luriya.com, #1 gold buyers in NYC and place to sell diamonds has announced a few of the best ways to sell gemstones. New York (PRWEB) December 23, 2012 Luriya.com, #1 gold buyers in NYC and place to sell diamonds has announced a few of the best ways to sell gemstones. Selling and buying precious metals and gemstones have never been so easy, it is something that cannot be learnt in a single day, and it requires guidance, knowledge and experience. Luriya.com is that expert who can help...

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive medical device manufacturer, today unveiled its new website, providing the community with a comprehensive resource on Silicon Nitride (Si(3)N(4)) for spine interbody fusion procedures and other orthopedic applications. Site enhancements and upgraded navigation capabilities now enable visitors to quickly find information on the company's proprietary FDA-cleared Silicon Nitride technology...