Rockwell Diamonds, Inc. issued 110 million shares in December of last year in an attempt to pay down short-term debt and improve the firm’s bottom line. The shares were sold via private placement and Rockwell raised over $6.81 million as a result. The Canada-based company, which produces and acquires diamonds, sold its shares at $0.061 [...]

It’s hard to imagine something harder than diamonds, but researchers have found it. A meteorite was recently discovered to have carbon material with a consistency harder than diamonds. The rock was found in Finland in 1971 after falling to earth.  As researchers polished it recently, they were surprised to see raised surfaces in its face. [...]