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11.28.09

The Robotic Giraffe

It walks, it blinks, it seats six, and it blasts Kraftwerk: Meet one man's 17-foot-tall pet project
By Mike Haney Posted 06.01.2006 at 1:00 am 1 Comment

How It Works

Cost: $15,000
Time: 10 Months

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Flawless Man-Made Diamonds

After decades of experimentation, scientists can finally grow diamonds that outshine even the rarest De Beers rocks. Launch the slideshow
By Elizabeth Svoboda Posted 05.30.2006 at 1:00 am 2 Comments

What: Perfect single-crystal diamonds of more than two carats
(the average engagement ring is less than a carat) churned out in a day. Scientists create the gemstones using a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD), which grows diamond crystals one carbon atom at a time.

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