Weird & Interesting science, take 2

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The Register: Scientists at Japan's Chiba University claim they've developed a method that uses lasers to create diamond wafers that could one day power next-gen semiconductors.

(No, I'm not going to use their clickbait article title.)

Mind you, what I'm most interested in is the part about using diamond wafers as semiconductor bases. Apparently, that's trickier than it appears at first glance.

And why am I not surprised that De Beers has a subsidiary that makes synthetic diamonds...