http://www.idexonline.com/RSS/Technology.rss Technology en 2026 IDEX Online Wed, 11 Nov 2026 03:35:10 GMT 10 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51500 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51500 US lab grown producer Diamond Foundry says it has produced the world's largest single-crystal diamond, measuring 200mm in diameter, twice the size of its previous record-setting achievement. The term "single crystal" means the diamond, which has ... Tue, 10 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51500 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51499 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51499 GIA has identified a 6.06-carat pink lab grown that was deliberately fashioned and etched to resemble a natural rough stone. In its Fall 2026 issue of Gems & Gemology, GIA says it's the first case it has documented involving a CVD diamond modified in .... Mon, 9 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51499 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51496 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51496 The United Arab Emirates is introducing independent online valuations for every rough diamond shipment entering or leaving the country, potentially giving officials a new tool to scrutinize declared prices. The platform, developed by eValuer FZCO .... Sat, 7 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51496 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51478 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51478 Lab grown diamonds accounted for nearly three-quarters of International Gemological Institute's (IGI) certification revenue growth in the second quarter (to September 30), highlighting the company's growing reliance on the segment. Certification revenue from ... Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51478 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51404 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51404 GCAL by Sarine has opened a jewelry certification and quality assurance laboratory in Mumbai, extending its Indian operations from diamond grading into finished jewelry evaluation. The new laboratory is in SEEPZ, the Santacruz Electronics Export ... Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51404 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51390 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51390 CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, this week backed "synthetic" as the preferred term for diamonds produced through industrial processes. The move reverses its 2010 acceptance of "laboratory-grown diamond" and other similar terms, and could .... Tue, 8 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51390 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51385 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51385 Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever opened HRD Antwerp's expanded Mumbai laboratory on September 4 during a two-day visit to India, highlighting the importance of the country's diamond industry to Belgium's trade relationship with India. The renovated... Sun, 6 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51385 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51353 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51353 A Swiss gem-lab company is expanding its spray-on DNA-based technology, currently used on emeralds, to polished melee diamonds. Provenance Proof, an independent subsidiary of Gubelin Gem Lab, says it has begun using synthetic-DNA nanoparticles... Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51353 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51346 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51346 A rough diamond submitted to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) turned out to be a CVD lab grown that had been deliberately cut to look like a natural stone. The 6.87-carat near-colorless crystal closely resembled a natural rough octahedron, say the ... Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51346 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51338 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51338 China's lab-grown diamond exports jumped 65.3% in the first half of 2026, driven in part by rising overseas demand for synthetic stones used to cool high-performance AI chips, official trade data show. The value of lab-grown diamond exports cleared through... Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51338