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...deep in the earth, Apollo, Element Six and most of the other leading diamondmakers are relying on a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD). It's a low-pressure, high-temperature method that uses heat energy from plasma and a combination of gases to rain carbon atoms on a starter seed of the gem, which gradually grows into a larger single-crystal diamond. CVD produces a more uniform, consistent diamond in sizes large enough to make an effective transistor. Using the diamond it created in its reactors as a "mother seed," Apollo Diamond can now grow wafers that are large...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diamonds De Novo | 2/5/2007 | See Source »

...third, the Crimson sandwiched four more goals around the Dutchwomen’s first-ever goal against Harvard. Vaillancourt scored two goals, and Chu and Johnston added one apiece. Wilson finished with four points on a goal and three assists. Union’s goal came after the starter in net, sophomore Brittany Martin, was pulled and junior reserve Kristin Toretta had come on in relief. The untested Toretta, with only 20 minutes of collegiate experience, allowed Suzy Pocock’s eighth of the season in addition to making two saves.“It’s great...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 13 Goals Power Women's Hockey Victories | 2/4/2007 | See Source »

Unger and sophomore Evan Harris, the other frontcourt starter, also face a difficult matchup against the Lions of Friday. Columbia has two of the better big men in the Ivy League in juniors John Baumann and Ben Nwachukwu. Baumann leads the team with 12.1 points and 6.9 rebounds a game and Nwachukwu is second in both categories, averaging 9.4 points and 5.3 boards per contest...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Preps For Post-Cusworth Era | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...knew the other two wings like to crash as well. We just didn’t do a good job of keeping them off the boards.” The Great Danes constantly had all five players in pursuit of offensive rebounds, as every starter grabbed at least one rebound on the offensive end. The team finished with 13 second-chance points on the game. “We thought we could post up their guards a little bit,” Albany coach Will Brown said. “We felt that if we pounded the glass, we could...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Great Danes Dominate on Offensive Glass in Close Victory | 12/13/2006 | See Source »

...Both are 6-megapixel cameras that shoot a speedy two and a half frames per second, and use only SD memory cards. Both come with lenses (for $100 more, the D50 also comes with an 18-55mm starter zoom lens). Both are compatible with many of Nikon's pricier pro lenses as well. The D50 has two LCD screens. One is a two-inch, 130,000-pixel, color display for reviewing shots and viewing menu options. The other is a little always-on monochrome display that shares quick facts, like your flash setting or the number of shots remaining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

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