This sounds like a major breakthrough.  Maybe we get a new semiconductor material out of this.<p>Unfortunately, it&#x27;s on phys.org and in materials science, where overhyped major breakthroughs in surface chemistry (referred to as &quot;nanotechnology&quot;) happen regularly. Note that the picture of some diamonds has absolutely nothing to do with the new development.<p>The actual paper [1] is more useful. They are doing this in ordinary air, not under an inert gas or something.  They&#x27;re getting an amorphous diamond film, not a single crystal, and may be able to get diamond powder. That&#x27;s nice, but synthetic diamond powder is only $140&#x2F;Kg on Alibaba.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;scitation.aip.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;aip&#x2F;journal&#x2F;aplmater&#x2F;3&#x2F;10&#x2F;10.1063&#x2F;1.4932622" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;scitation.aip.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;aip&#x2F;journal&#x2F;aplmater&#x2F;3&#x2F;10&#x2F;1...</a>