Amazon looks to grow diamonds in bid to boost computer networks

Lab-grown diamonds arranged at a laboratory in Paris, France. Quantum networking uses subatomic matter to deliver data in a way that goes beyond today’s fiber-optic systems. The diamonds would be part of a component that lets the data travel farther without breaking down. — Bloomberg

Amazon.com Inc is teaming up with a unit of De Beers Group to grow artificial diamonds, betting that custom-made gems could could help revolutionise computer networks.

De Beers’s Element Six division will be working on the project with Amazon Web Services’ Center for Quantum Networking, a unit that’s seeking next-generation ways to transmit data securely over longer distances.