Crystal field theory makes predictions about how a transition metal ion’s structure is affected by the other atoms surrounding it. Rubies are mainly made up of the mineral corundum, which is composed ...
Emeralds are mainly made up of the mineral beryl, which is made from the elements beryllium, aluminum, silicon and oxygen. Beryl’s crystal structure is more complicated than corundum’s because ...
A research team has successfully developed a new composition and processing technology for transparent plasma-resistant ...
Dr. Ho Jin Ma's research team from the Nano Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), ...
About 400 kilometers northwest of Sydney, just south of Dubbo, lies a large and interesting body of rock formed around 215 ...
Rubies and emeralds have the colors they do because, like many substances, they absorb some colors of light. Most visible light, like sunlight, is composed of all the colors of the rainbow: red, ...
Recently, the work was completed by the group of Prof. Sheng Meng from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Beijing National Research Center for Condensed Matter Physics. By ...
Recently, the work was completed by the group of Prof. Sheng Meng from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Beijing National ...
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