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Researchers from the University of St Andrews discovered that about 1.5 million tiny diamond nanoparticles are created every second as a candle burns.

Evidence of diamonds was also discovered in tests on natural gas and wood flames, according to a study published in the Chemical Communications journal.

Prof Wuzong Zhou, who led the research, said that if a way of extracting the particles is discovered, it could lead to new methods of manufacturing diamonds.

The twinkling of candlelight has been compared with diamonds by philosophers and scientists including Michael Faraday.

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Diamond particles discovered in candle flames

Candle flames contain millions of tiny diamond particles, a university professor discovers.
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Suddenly, DIAMONDS. I've heard more stuff about diamonds in this week alone than I have in these past few years.
 
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Maybe the planet we found was burnt to a crisp and became the diamond-planet we now know.
 
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