Do diamonds vibrate?
Mia Morrison
Updated on April 28, 2026
The light is combined after the crystals so that when a low frequency pulse is detected, it is possible for scientists to know that one diamond is vibrating, but not which one. 'In fact, the universe doesn't know which diamond is vibrating!
Why do diamonds vibrate?
Photons and phononsWalmsley and colleagues got round this by entangling synchronized atomic vibrations called phonons in diamond. Phonons are wavelike motions of many atoms in a lattice, rather like sound waves in air, and they occur in all solids.