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Scientists figure out origin of cobalt-blue spinel in Canada’s Arctic

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Small spinel stones with good transparency and fine cobalt-blue colour can sell for about 10 times the price of a comparable sapphire.

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MGX enters next phase in development of high energy lithium-ion batteries

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The two-year MGX-UBC research program has an initial goal of creating a hybrid silicon-graphite anode that will not require industry retooling.

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