Researcher Cultivates Ruby In A Ring, Pioneering Sustainable Gemstone Growth‌ ‌

window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({article:'auto'}); !function (e, f, u, i) { if (!document.getElementById(i)){ e.async = 1; e.src = u; e.id = i; f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f); } }(document.createElement('script'), document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0], '//cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/zengernews-network/loader.js', 'tb_loader_script'); if(window.performance && typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');} window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-160618588-3',{'custom_map': {'dimension1': 'story_id'},'story_id': ''}); By Lauren Beavis A researcher looks set to transform the jewelry industry after becoming the first to grow – a ruby in a ring. Sofie Boons grew the gemstone from a “ruby seed” in situ – in a platinum ring. Sofie is a Senior Lecturer in Design Crafts at the University of the West of England Bristol (UWE Bristol). She grew the gemstone from a ‘ruby seed’ – which can be produced from discarded gemstones or waste gemstone materials readily available in the industry. The jeweller-turned-scientist has spent the last four years developing the process to grow this waste material in situ in metal structures. Sofie Boons grew the gemstone from a “ruby seed” in situ – in a platinum ring. SOFIE BOONS VIA SWNS She hopes to use her groundbreaking research to change negative attitudes towards lab-grown gemstones and make way for a new era of using...