Laboratory-grown diamonds are turning the industry upside down

Aug. 2 – Laboratory diamonds, manufactured for decades as an inexpensive alternative to quarried stones, are cracking the consumer market. In recent years, the technology to produce gems of precious quality has greatly improved and disrupts the diamond industry, valued at $ 80 billion. Diamond pads are also being developed to fuel the future of Silicon Valley with technology applications that power 5G networks, satellites and quantum computing. Emily Chang goes to a diamond lab in San Francisco to see how these gems are created.