VAIL ” When you think of pearls, “pistachio” and “eggplant” are words that usually don’t come to mind. But Tahitian pearls, formed in the black lipped oyster, are creating a whole new language of ...

(Nanowerk News) These pearls in various colors are produced by researchers from the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University. The researchers use nanotechnology to make pearl in other colors. They ...

By contrast, the pearls sometimes labeled as “Chinese akoyas”, “baby akoyas”, or “freshwater akoyas (AK)” are freshwater ...

What: Pearl expert and jeweler Koji Kawamoto. When: Friday, Feb. 17, through Monday, Feb. 20; gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Where: Karats Vail, 122 ...