The researchers discovered that the surface undergoes rearrangement, allowing aluminum atoms to penetrate and form chemical ...

Aluminum oxide (Al2O3), also known as alumina, corundum, sapphire, or ruby, is one of the best insulators used in a wide range of applications: in electronic components, as a support material for ...

Each month has at least one representative gemstone. Here's what you need to know about September's birthstone.

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In the real world, several attempts have been made to produce a transparent material strong enough to do the job that Star ...

Johannesburg- and London-listed gemstone miner Gemfields received revenue of $2.3-million from the auction of predominantly commercial-quality sapphire, corundum and commercial-quality ruby from ...

LARGE crystals of corundum have been grown for many years by the flame-fusion process originated by Verneuil 1. Crystals coloured by small amounts of chromium, titanium, vanadium and other ...

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Sapphire is September's birthstone. This gem belongs to the corundum family. Corundum is inherently colorless, according to the International Gem Society. So, each stone's elemental structure ...