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Bundle of Ge wires emanating from a microstructured optical fiber. Credit: Neil Baril, Penn State

Hexagonal Ge tubes inside a "honeycomb" microstructured optical fiber.

 

Re Tanzanite

Our group has often used gems such as sapphire, ruby, and diamond for research purposes. So the tradition of naming all new group computers after gemstones started. Tom Scheidemantel, a group member until recently, decided to name this computer "tanzanite", which is an increasingly popular gemstone.