Pack an umbrella, it’s probably raining diamonds on Uranus

Making diamond out of plastic might sound like something straight out of science fiction, but the process has now been achieved in a lab, according to results published today.

The breakthrough experiment means some of the planets in our solar system could have entire layers of the precious material surrounding their cores.

Read more on WIRED

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