February 2026 Chemistry Newsletter
Kirsty
The Chemistry Of Love… Under Pressure
February brings Valentine’s Day, romance and of course diamonds. But did you know that diamonds do not have to come from deep within the earth?
Synthetic diamonds are created by recreating nature’s conditions in the lab using very high pressure and high temperature. Carbon is placed under immense pressure, often tens of thousands of atmospheres and heated to extreme temperatures until it crystallises into diamond. It is chemistry under pressure in its...