A new study reveals that spinel, a vibrant and rare gem, can also be used as a qubit system. Spinels are a transparent gems that come in red, blue, black, lavender, white, yellow, and other colors.

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 ...

Though typically associated with personalized jewelry and birthstone bears (IYKYK), these elements actually hold much greater ...

Small shrimps of the genus Hippolyte have the ability to change color to camouflage themselves in the algae where they live and escape predators. Depending on the algae they are in, they can turn ...

Multiferroic materials, in which electric and magnetic properties are combined in promising ways, will be the heart of new solutions for data storage, data transmission, and quantum computers ...

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Examination of red and blue samples of a relatively new flux synthetic spinel from Russia established criteria by which they can be separated from their natural counterparts. The flux synthetic blue ...

This Special Issue is a joint effort between Analytical Chemistry, JPC C, and ACS Omega showing the many ways spectroscopic techniques have benefited from signal enhancement by surfaces. ACS ...

It's a seven on the Mohs hardness scale and was first discovered ... The mineral was formerly labeled spinel, which has a reddish color and is often confused with rubies. Taaffe identified the ...

Each material has properties that make them good for specific tasks, eg aluminium is lightweight and doesn’t rust, making it suitable for drinks cans. The properties of materials must be ...