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Data in 5D Optical Memory is intended to last for millennia. The US company SPhotonix is thus competing against rivals such ...

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recently found that a green stone that appeared to be an emerald was actually a quartz. The initial observation suggested the stone was an emerald, until ...

Gemstone assemblages, composed of two or more materials fused or bonded together, have long been used to imitate a variety of natural gemstones. These composite constructs are regularly encountered in ...

Residents have a saying in Spruce Pine, that a piece of their home is in tech across the globe. But could geopolitical tensions hurt their mining tradition, and their lucrative quartz business? WHY WE ...

Scientists have demonstrated that negative refraction can be achieved using atomic arrays -- without the need for artificially manufactured metamaterials. Scientists have long sought to control light ...

Clear quartz and man-made glass can look very similar at first glance. However, there are several ways to tell them apart. Learning to identify the differences between natural clear quartz crystals ...

Long scorned despite being cheaper and more accurate than their mechanical counterparts, quartz watches are finally getting some love. By Scott Cacciola Wristwatch enthusiasts can be persnickety. They ...

"I am not the only person whose life has been put at risk,” said Marek Marzec, who was given weeks to live after working with quartz countertops for a decade SWNS; Getty Popular quartz countertops are ...

Chris Drumm is a lifelong gamer with a BA in English writing and years of experience writing articles and news online. He's played hundreds of games in dozens of genres, enjoyed them all, and put more ...