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Thanks, Trump! Here's what happens when the world runs low on helium

Helium boils at 4.2 kelvin - colder than anything else on the periodic table. Superconducting magnets in MRI machines must be ...
Daily Bruin

As sesquicentennial occurs, debate on arrangement of periodic table continues

Eric Scerri, a UCLA chemistry lecturer, has written at least six books discussing the orientation of the periodic table. His office is cluttered with posters and three-dimensional models of different ...
The Conversation

Understanding the periodic table through the lens of the volatile Group I metals

The news broke that a railroad car, loaded with pure sodium, had just derailed and was spilling its contents. A television reporter called me for an explanation of why firefighters were not allowed to ...
Ars Technica

Elemental music: Interactive periodic table turns He, Fe, Ca into Do, Re, Mi

We’re all familiar with the elements of the periodic table, but have you ever wondered what hydrogen or zinc, for example, might sound like? W. Walker Smith, now a graduate student at Indiana ...