with a particular emphasis on beryllium-metal bonding and low oxidation state compounds. This work resulted in the synthesis of diberyllocene: the first example of a stable compound featuring a ...

V. Pardieu, “Blue Sapphires and Beryllium: ‘An Unfinished World Quest,’” InColor, No. 23, 2013, pp. 36–43. Photo courtesy of Vincent Pardieu. In the early 2000s, the sapphire market was flooded with a ...