February 7 is National Periodic Table Day, when we celebrate the efforts of scientists over the centuries to figure out how different elements ...

The periodic table of elements (often known simply as the periodic table) has been helping scientists with their work for a little over 150 years. The handy visual reference guide organizes known ...

After a breakdown in US-Russia relations, Riken finds itself ahead of its rivals. And Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory chases element 120 ...

The modern periodic table, arranged in rows and columns, was first introduced by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869. At the time, it included the known elements and their properties, but Mendeleev predicted ...

Rubies and emeralds have the colors they do because, like many substances, they absorb some colors of light. Most visible light, like sunlight, is composed of all the colors of the rainbow: red, ...

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Earliest inner solar system planetesimals shaped the inventory of moderately volatile elements in terrestrial planets.

What are Endangered & Critical Elements? Of the 118 elements that make up everything—from the compounds in a chemist’s arsenal to consumer products on the shelf—44 will face supply limitations in the ...

MONDAY, OCALA CITY LEADERS OPTED TO EXERCISE ITS OPTION TO TERMINATE FOR CONVENIENCE CLAUSE IN ITS AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS-BASED, DRONE SHOW OPERATOR SKY ELEMENTS. THIS COMES AFTER A DRONE SHOW ...

Silicon (Si) is a metalloid, element number 14 on the periodic table. Like carbon, silicon has four bonding sites, but silicon is more than twice as heavy as carbon. The high melting point of ...

China is the world's largest producer of rare earth elements. China has introduced a revolutionary technology that can significantly enhance the efficiency of rare earth element production ...