Made from a synthetic version of the highly-prized sapphire gemstone, new transparent armor is lighter, thinner and pulverizes bullets on impact. Currently used by the military on powerful missile ...

In the vast world of gemstones, only a few manage to captivate the imagination of collectors as profoundly as the Gold Sheen Sapphire. Celebrated for its shimmering golden radiance and extraordinary ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Jun 26, 2025, 02:26pm EDT Jun 27, 2025, 05:34am EDT A medieval ...

Not many people know about the existence of the violet sapphire, thus they don’t have a clue of its benefits. Reasonably introvert as compared to its blue cousin, the violet sapphire is a ...

Sapphire is one of the most common stones that is also equally popular. Sapphire comes with very powerful properties and also has a number of colours available.Besides the powerful blue, pink sapphire ...

A Sri Lankan gem company claims it has discovered the world's largest single natural blue sapphire, a 683-pound gemstone that it plans to auction after obtaining an official valuation. A 310 kilograms ...

This gem belongs to the corundum family. Corundum is inherently colorless, according to the International Gem Society. So, each stone's elemental structure – such as the presence (or lack) of iron, ...

Harder, more scratch resistant and very expensive, sapphire is a wonder material that could be coming to an iPhone screen near you Apple has invested in the production of a new type of smartphone ...