Replying to myself with a conspiracy minded thought....
Now that I think of it, De Beers probably has a strong interest in "fraud" being a problem. If manufactured diamonds are sold as natural, this is fraud. There will be victims, trials, fraud prevention... All good reinforcement that these things, they're not really diamonds. Fake is debatable. Fraud is something that you can get a judge to say.
So, back toy initial question. What is this article talking about? Is this a new type of gem, or the ones that have already been available for decades. If not...
Now that I think of it, De Beers probably has a strong interest in "fraud" being a problem. If manufactured diamonds are sold as natural, this is fraud. There will be victims, trials, fraud prevention... All good reinforcement that these things, they're not really diamonds. Fake is debatable. Fraud is something that you can get a judge to say.
So, back toy initial question. What is this article talking about? Is this a new type of gem, or the ones that have already been available for decades. If not...