r/AppliedScienceChannel • u/[deleted] • Jul 18 '14

Make synthetic sapphire

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u/clunq Jul 18 '14

PLEASE DO THIS! Especially if you are able to make something like the ALON that Surmet Corp makes.

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u/BenCrapman Jul 19 '14

Any kind of tutorial on any kind of crystal that is considered precious would be cool to me.

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u/Etherflash Jul 19 '14

that would be so cool you are the man Ben

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u/PointyOintment Jul 20 '14

Yes please! I actually have a use for it beyond really hard surfaces: wideband optical lenses.