Electronics – Page 2 – The Episodic Table of Elements

31. Gallium: The Wet Bandits

February 11, 2019

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Crime, Dmitri Mendeleev, Electronics, Etymology, France, Lasers, Neutrinos, Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, Russia, Wetting

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Meet one of the periodic table’s lesser-known liquid metals — and beware some dangerous competition from a few felonious element collectors.

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14. Silicon: Tool Of All Trades

May 28, 2018

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Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy, Atomic Bonding, Biology, Computers, Electronics, Galileo Galilei, Glass, Isaac Newton, Italy, Marine Biology, Prehistory, Rome, Science Fiction, Television

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From prehistoric times right through today, our hand-held tools have been made of silicon.

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