AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Sotheby's unveils rare 100+ carat diamond to be sold at auction
Sotheby's unveils a rare "perfect" color flawless diamond weighing over 102.39 carats to be auctioned on October 5th in Hong Kong (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : FILE: Rare flawless diamond fetches US$15.7m in Hong Kong auction
An exceedingly rare 102-carat flawless white diamond has been sold for $15.7 million at an online auction in Hong Kong (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Rare flawless 102.39 carat diamond to be auctioned in Hong Kong
An exceedingly rare 102-carat flawless white diamond has sold for $15.7 million at an online auction in Hong Kong (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Bridgeman Arts
Africa: Congo Mines, 1960s
1960s: AFRICA: man puts gold bar on pile. Mines in Congo. Industrial diamonds from Congo region. Diamonds from South Africa. Diamond mine buildings
Crash Course
Why Star Stuff Matters: Crash Course Big History #202
Carbon makes all life on Earth possible, not to mention most technology and progress. The 12th video in a 16-part series explains the significance of being made of star stuff. From the formation of chemical elements to the rise in...
Crash Course
Network Solids and Carbon
Allotropes of carbon are a girl's best friend. Here's a video that covers the various networks of solids and carbon, including the process for changing graphite network structures to diamond and then back to graphite. The video...
PBS
Treasures of the Earth | When Did Plate Tectonics Begin?
Scientists know Earth's plates are constantly moving. One big question scientists have is, "When did they start moving?" PBS 6-8 Story of Earth series presents the research of one scientist trying to answer this question. Viewers learn...
American Chemical Society
Salt, Diamonds and DNA: 5 Surprising Facts About Crystals
What is your favorite crystal? Scholars learn about the variety of different crystal in an episode of a video series on chemical reactions. The video presents intriguing facts about these crystals that make each unique—a fun approach to...
The Brain Scoop
Starstuff and Nanodiamonds
The Field Museum owns materials older than our sun—can you believe that? An enlightening video displays and discusses some of these. It explains where they come from, how they formed, how they survived this long, and what we know about...
Fuse School
Giant Chemical Structures - Part 1
Get them thinking big about chemistry! Young chemists learn about the large and elaborate structures created through covalent bonding in the fourth of a six-part video series regarding elements, mixtures, and compounds. The video covers...
SciShow
9 Futuristic Materials
Do invisibility cloaks exist? A cool video features nine materials that seem futuristic but actually exist. From aerogels to invisibility cloaks to unique glass, the narrator discusses each new material and their incredibly...
Little Baby Bum
Shapes Song
Sing along to a simple, yet informative, music video featuring eight shapes—square, circle, triangle, rectangle, star, heart, oval, and diamond.
Crash Course Kids
Material Magic - Making Diamonds
Material scientists improve materials, but how? Find out in this engaging video that reviews the properties of matter, and investigates how diamonds are naturally formed and can now be grown in a laboratory.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Treasures of the Earth When Did Plate Tectonics Begin?
When you hear the word "diamonds" what comes to mind? Rings, necklaces, earrings? How about plate tectonics? Believe it or not, the minerals in diamond inclusions have helped scientists understand when the process of plate tectonics...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Inclusion Conclusions
Learn where diamonds originate, and how inclusions trapped within diamonds help geologists determine their age, in this video segment from Nature. [1:45]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Diamonds Everywhere
This Nature video offers an introduction to the socio-economic value of diamonds. [1:45]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of Innovation: Synthetic Diamonds
Scientists value diamond for its unique properties and some researchers can only use diamond in their experiments. Scientists have been able to create a new type of synthetic diamonds that are larger and have properties that can be...
Crash Course
Crash Course Chemistry #34: Network Solids and Carbon
Learn about network solids and carbon and how diamonds are created from carbon. Also learn about solid networks, diamond and graphite network structures, as well as sheet and 3D networks.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: How Are Diamonds Formed?
Diamond is a mineral of carbon in its most concentrated form. It is composed solely of carbon, the chemical element of fundamental life. Learn here about the mantle, outer zone and the mantle chunk of all diamonds and how they are...