[Rockhounds] Exploring a new qubit with the gemstone spinel

[Stephen Shimatzki]

Considering how many quantum computers are actually being researched and
developed, I think you'd have a few decades before that's a real issue.

On Mon, Jan 27, 2025, 3:20 PM Tim Fisher <nospam at orerockon.com> wrote:

> So in the (infinitesimal, to me) chance that this increases the demand for
> spinel and manufacturing can't keep up, the price will skyrocket. Making it
> less attractive to faceters and the jewelry industry?
>
> Tim Fisher
> nospam at orerockon.com
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> We all remember what rubies did for lasers….
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