We may be proceeding through the periodic table full steam ahead, but I think it’s worth occasionally glancing overboard at those elements we’ve left in our wake. There’s plenty left uncovered by the episodes we’ve already aired! Let’s get into a few choice selections.
Featured above: a jet of hot, toxic space grease that occupies the space between stars.
Continue reading “Element Update: Toxic Space Grease Edition”
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The history of phosphorus is largely a tale of people getting their hands dirty. Very, very dirty.
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From prehistoric times right through today, our hand-held tools have been made of silicon.
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Listen to some of the pointless arguments caused by element 13, and take a look at the argument-filled history of one sharp aluminum point. Continue reading “13. Aluminium: War Of The Words”