I am very interested in all of this and have a science/tech/medicine background.
I have family in fabrication business as well. I may have 24mm rubies and 24mm advanced ceramics made to do comparisons keeping all other variables the same. Maybe I can do some kind of pre-order and let people join in, as I may need to get a bunch. Probably not looking to do it commercially but if enough demand maybe. 24 is a great size for a 25mm banger with 2.5 walls. I think making walls thicker for insert is not necessary, and wasting surface area potentially.
I am an enail user mostly but will keep people who prefer torching / primarily torch users in mind. Still haven't heard a real reason to prefer it vaporization wise. Good for camping for sure! lol
And it's cool yeah, the flame and waiting and timing and then it's done. No wires.
I am also very interested in the science and what variables are most important. For instance, conductivity, specific heat, and a few others seem to be important. How much heat is required for a dab of given size and makeup is a good question.
If the ceramic holds more than enough heat, than the conductivity should make it superior. I need to do more comparisons. I am making large surface area and extra thick and tall, so that there should be a bunch of thermal energy no matter what.
Most companies will make what most people will buy. I want to have the best even if it's just for a select few who will get it.
We are getting into the vaporization temp and rates of degradation, etc.
Another thought, maybe temps needs need to be adjusted, or maybe some materials vape more at once than others and people are taking smaller hits thinking it's smoother or tastes better, or the terps are vaping more slowly so you get it over multiple hits on gems, I don't know.
I will detail what I have and have tested soon for our comparison and science purposes. Some of it I want to sell new though, I am raising money to help some folks in need and that matters more than my collection and extras of everything. Including sic, sapphire, ruby, vapes, attachments. I will try to offer that here first I need to check out the exchange I imagine it's like Reddit. I like to hook people up.
A few of you recently said you tried your old sic vs your new ruby, and thought it taste better, but are all variables the same? And maybe dab size comes into play as well, bigger dab vaped more slowly might draw the flavor out, vs finishing it one cloud, you are just getting the end of it vs a bunch of hits.
More to come. I am going to look for other applicable threads but this is the main one that caught my eye.
so at least im set on that already. 
happy 420 everyone! Have a great weekend 
I started my morning blissfully unaware that rad Star Wars glass like this existed. Now I need to have it! My life's mission has only just begun. 
