Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds...

is it something in the air?...

[Good Morning Silicon Valley] "NTT looks to high-end jewelry market with 81 GHz diamond semiconductor engagement ring: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp made headlines last week for developing a diamond semiconductor device that operates at 81 GHz... Ralph Merkle, Mr. Nano, explains: 'Because diamond transistors can be hotter, are more easily cooled, can tolerate higher voltages before breaking down, and electrons move more easily in them, they make better transistors than other materials. Diamond would be ideal for electronic devices if only we could manufacture it inexpensively and with precisely the desired structure.' "

inexpencively?! do i have a deja vu?...
...and now we're interrupting our non-regular blah-cast to remaind you about cheap diamonds technology that's been in the news recently:

gemesis and some small buzz around it...
NY Post: MAN-MADE DIAMONDS ARE A STEAL AT $5/CARAT
Forbes: Cultured gems challenge long-held diamond myths
Telegraph: De Beers fears lab gems