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The researchers have succeeded to extract diamond substance from Tequila. Mexican researchers at the University of Nueva Leon have discovered a new way to make a type of synthetic diamond Using tequila!

The scientists found that when the potent Mexican spirit is heated under pressure, it produces diamond structures, which are able to conduct electricity. The crystals used to make diamond film have previously been made from a number of different chemicals, often including nitrogen. However, the experiment is believed to be the first time that researchers have proved that any type of alcohol can be used to produce synthetic diamond.

Now, researchers from Mexico have shown that the crystals can be created by heating the country’s national drink. For the experiment, the boffins heated 80 per cent proof ‘tequila blanco’ which has a short aging process and is bottled soon after distillation  in a low-pressure chamber.

“The result is certainly funny, but the process seems reasonable. I don’t know of any previous attempts to make diamonds from drinks,” said Rudolf Pfeiffer, professor of Physics from the University of Vienna in Austria.