{
  "id": 600512,
  "title": "Larger natural diamonds retain per-carat premium over lab-grown stones, analysis finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/larger-natural-diamonds-retain-per-carat-premium-over-lab-grown",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T19:40:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-larger-natural-diamonds-retain-carat.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Natural diamonds consistently command higher prices per carat than laboratory-grown synthetic diamonds, according to a large-scale analysis of online diamond sales published in the International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing. This perhaps unsurprising finding suggests that the two products should be treated as distinct market segments.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}