Interesting Engineering on MSN10d
After diamonds, scientists create qubit centers in gemstone spinel
Scientists introduced atomic defects in spinel using cerium, and voilà! The gemstone became a solid qubit system.
Royal Central12d
It’s one of the most famous royal jewels in the world – but are we getting its name wrong?
One of the most famous of all royal jewels is a red gem that has belonged to princes and kings for over 600 years. It’s got a ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle12d
Scientists explore how to make quantum bits with spinel gemstones
The gemstone spinel, known for its vibrant colors resembling gems like rubies and sapphires, has now been shown to be capable of storing quantum information, making it a viable material in the field ...
Artnet news11d
A spinel, ruby and diamond ring set with an circular-cut and marquise-cut spinel, fancy-cut ruby and brilliant-cut diamond
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Princeton University10y
Spinel, part 1
Spinel, MgAl 2 O 4 (download cif), is a rare gemstone that was used to imitate rubies. The structure has face-centered cubic symmetry, and is a little heavy to understand. The general formula is AB 2 ...