Diamonds are a metrologist’s best friends

Owing to its exceptional characteristics, diamond finds many applications in metrology. Anita Chandran introduces us to the glittering world of natural and synthetic diamonds. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $259.00 per year only $21.58 per issue Learn more Buy this articlePurchase on SpringerLinkInstant access to the full article PDF.USD 39.95Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout ReferencesBundy, F. P., Hall, H. T., Strong, H. M. & Wentorfjun, R. H. Nature 176, 51–55 (1955).Article ADS Google Scholar Fedoseev, D. V. in Synthetic Diamond: Emerging CVD Science and Technology (eds Spear, K. E. & Dismukes, J. P.) 41–55 (Wiley, 1994).Lu, Q., Gong, H., Guo, Q., Huang, X. & Cai, J. Materials 14, 6225 (2021).Article ADS Google Scholar Gao, B., Song, Z., Lu, T. & Ma, Y. J. Gemmol. 37, 467–469 (2021).Article Google Scholar Martineau, P. M. et al. Gems Gemol. 40, 2–25 (2004).Article Google Scholar Download referencesAuthor informationAuthors and AffiliationsNature Communications https://www.nature.com/ncomms/Anita Mary ChandranAuthorsAnita Mary ChandranView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarCorresponding authorCorrespondence to Anita Mary Chandran.Rights and permissionsReprints and permissionsAbout this articleCite this articleChandran, A.M. Diamonds are a metrologist’s best friends. Nat. Phys. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-026-03404-2Download citationPublished: 10 August 2026Version of record: 10 August 2026DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-026-03404-2Share this articleAnyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:Get shareable linkSorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.Copy shareable link to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative