Both rubies and emeralds are minerals, which is a type of rock with a consistent chemical composition and a highly ordered ...

The colors of rubies and emeralds are so striking that they define shades of red and green – ruby red and emerald green. But ...

One feature of compounds made with transition metals is their intense colour. There are many examples in nature, including ...

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

The low-carbon transition needs batteries. And those need lithium. Fortunately, the metal is abundant, and science is getting ...

Researchers developed a much safer, more efficient alternative to lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, including aqueous zinc-sulfur packs.

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 ...

At first glance, lithium – the least dense solid element in the periodic table – might look like a simple metal characterised by a funny soft texture. However, its use in lithium-ion ...

1. Periodic Table as Arranged by Mendelejeff attention to the fact that “the eighth element, starting from a given one, is a kind of repetition of the first, like the eighth note of an octave in ...