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Buy loose diamonds. During the Cold War, Soviet scientists developed the diamond synthesis technology because diamond is the best substrate for strategic semi-conductor electronics that are less susceptible to the electromagnetic pulse of nuclear blasts. The Soviet technology fell into Americans hands after the downfall of the Soviet Union. While visiting Moscow in 1995 someone [...]

It reminds us how unique this environment is and how fortunate we are to have the pack ice and ice floes to break up the monotony of open water travel. Many research cruises spend weeks at sea in the open water without land or substrate of any kind, asituation similar to our experience here in [...]