At its core, the diamond battery thrives on decay — specifically, the decay of the carbon-14 isotope. Carbon-14 is best known ...

Boron contains one less electron than carbon, allowing it to accept electrons ... of increasing the ability of the material to conduct current. The boron-doped diamond lattice remains transparent, ...

Diamond is thought to be so hard because of its atomic structure. It's arranged in a tetrahedral lattice – each carbon atom within it is tetrahedrally linked to its four closest neighbors ...

Diamonds are famous for their durability ... Credit: Mahbod Akhzami/Unsplash With its simple offset crystal lattice, carbon-carbon bonds are weak between layers within a graphite crystal, so ...