Trophies made of higher-quality materials such as metal or crystal will be more expensive ... The cup is made of gilded silver and malachite, a semi-precious African gemstone.

To achieve these vibrant hues, metal oxides are meticulously introduced into the sapphire’s crystalline structure ... and improvements in crystal growth techniques continue to enhance the ...

From intricately designed pawns to boards from luxury brands, check out the most expensive chess sets in the world.

From intricately designed pawns to boards from luxury brands, check out the most expensive chess sets in the world.

Even though emeralds and rubies are very different colors, they both have the same secret ingredient in their atomic ...

Researchers have discovered a method to induce chirality in non-chiral materials using terahertz light. This groundbreaking ...

Antimony is widely used in the production of materials for electronics, as well as metal alloys resistant to corrosion and ...

Researchers from Oakland University have made a significant breakthrough in the field of optical materials, unveiling the ...

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers have successfully achieved the living polymerization of polymers with aligned helical structures. In this process, optically ...

Chirality is a fundamental property of matter that determines many biological, chemical and physical phenomena. Chiral solids, for example, offer exciting opportunities for catalysis, sensing and ...

The team believes that the structure was in use until the 8th century BCE, the middle of the period when the Kings of Judah ruled. A scarab seal from the 8th century BCE uncovered during the ...