philosophers' stone

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You can hear traces of Darkside in the other’s respective solo projects, but their fusion operates like a philosophers’ stone.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2021

Each is embellished with vibrant figures and verses, which set out the process for making the philosophers’ stone and the elixir of life.

From Nature • Apr. 28, 2020

Thanks to his special brand of financial alchemy, he appears to have discovered a modern-day philosophers' stone, not for turning base metal to gold but for turning risk into reward.

From Time Magazine Archive

For more than a century, electrical engineers have sought a kind of philosophers' stone: a cell that will turn chemical fuel directly into electricity.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a little late to search for the philosophers’ stone in 1669, yet it was in such a search that phosphorus was discovered.

From History of Phosphorus by Farber, Eduard