Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets

Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.

16 september 2024

Sarine’s David Block: Diamond Industry at Standstill Until Chinese Demand Returns

David Block is CEO of Israel’s Sarine Technologies and has served in the position since 2012. In this exclusive interview for Rough and Polished, Block gives his opinion on the leading issues affecting today’s diamond trade.

11 september 2024

Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge: Demand for considerable-sized diamonds stronger than ever

The African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that although overall global diamond prices have been somewhat soft, the demand for considerable-sized diamonds...

02 september 2024

Amplats sees prospects as a standalone company

Anglo has revealed its plans to demerge Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), which has operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, to optimise shareholder value. Rough&Polished contacted Amplats to comment on this and other issues but was referred...

19 august 2024

WFDB President Yoram Dvash Remains Confident Despite Global Diamond Challenges

Yoram Dvash is President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) having been elected in 2020. He found time in his busy schedule to speak to Rough&Polished about the state of the diamond industry around the world and some of the major...

12 august 2024

Artificial intelligence learned to design port infrastructure for the Arctic

28 july 2023

Scientists of St. Petersburg ITMO University have taught artificial intelligence to design industrial and port infrastructure for the Arctic zone.

The development allows to design spaces in minutes using generative technology to create a detailed plan of the future object, which takes into account building regulations, terrain features and harsh climatic conditions, the press service of the university reports.

The AI-Designer program is created, in particular, to help companies involved in the development of the Arctic zone to arrange buildings and transport routes so that they are not heavily covered with snow, as well as to choose parameters of ice protection structures that are safe for the ecosystem.

"The natural and climatic conditions and design principles in the Arctic are different from other regions - even if they are only a few degrees south of latitude. For example, there is more snow in the Arctic zone, which already requires different approaches in design — and this is not only the choice of the concept, planning, preparation of working documentation, but also modeling, optimization of the entire production chain. And at each of these stages, AI is able to avoid inaccuracies and offer optimal solutions," said Peter Tarasov, an expert in the Department of innovative projects on the shelf of the Arctic Research Center.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished