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- New interactive periodic table shows how each element influences daily life Thu, 13 Jul 17, 8:30pmHow do gallium and tantalum influence your daily life? Quite a bit, it turns out. Gallium is a component of light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, while tantalum can be found in mobile phones. Boeing software engineer Keith Enevoldsen...
- Four new ‘super-heavy’ elements to be added to the periodic table Tue, 5 Jan 16, 3:02amGiant posters of the periodic table of elements adorn many a grade school classroom. The table is in virtually every science textbook, and featured on zillions of websites and even on t-shirts. That familiar collection of...
- This periodic table shows which of Earth’s elements are at risk for depletion Mon, 6 Apr 15, 10:00pmAnd you thought we were just running the world out of oil. Ha. Think again. All around you are rare elements from the Earth. LCD screens have a bit of indium; LED’s, lasers, semi-conductors and the solar industry use gallium,...