Lab-grown diamonds are also being used for money laundering. Late last year, Indian and Hong Kong customs revealed a joint operation in which they discovered “cheap synthetic diamonds were being ...

While called many things - lab-grown diamonds, man-made diamonds, and lab-created diamonds, among others - upon seeing manufactured diamonds, there’s no way to differentiate them from their natural ...

Manama, Nov. 11 (BNA): The Bahrain Institute for Pearls and Gemstones (DANAT) has announced the launch of a specialised workshop on lab-grown diamonds, set to begin on November 11. This workshop aims ...

This time it was the groom-to-be who broke off the engagement. His girlfriend accepted his proposal, then found out that the $2,400 ring he'd bought her was a lab grown. She felt "under-valued" and ...

Just like the alchemists of yore who tried to turn lead into gold using the philosopher's stone, modern day scientists are exploring the possibility of creating gold in a lab. While ancient or ...

Now, we’re no stranger to a luxury advent calendar – but one priced at £38,000? It’s not every day you see one of those. But ...

The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has released the second iteration of its Diamond Facts report, an updated analysis which aims to address misinformation about both natural and laboratory-grown ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has maintained its projection that the local economy will experience one percent growth ...

Diamonds and other gemstones are weighed in metric carats: one carat is equal to 0.2 grams, about the same weight as a paperclip. (Don’t confuse carat with karat, as in “18K gold,” which refers to ...