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Seventeen elements of the periodic table have taken on outsize importance because of their use in smartphones, electric vehicles, medical devices, and other technologies. They’re valued for their ...

Seventeen elements of the periodic table have taken on outsize importance because of their use in smartphones, electric vehicles, medical devices, and other technologies. They’re valued for their ...

Linda Hezel gets up early to clip herbs, vegetables and produce from the plants on her farm north of Kansas City. “I'm trying peppers which you normally think would be only in full sun,” Hezel said.

Abstract: This paper introduces an innovative low-cost, wide-angle beam-scanning digitally reconfigurable intelligent array that leverages the co-manipulation of both the element factor and array ...

Rare earth elements are some of the most indispensable materials in modern technology. These 17 elements from the periodic table, such as gadolinium, praseodymium and lanthanum, play critical roles in ...

I'm a software developer and writer, passionate about learning and sharing knowledge and one way I do that is through writing. I'm a software developer and writer, passionate about learning and ...

Millions of tons of coal ash left over from burning the planet’s dirtiest fossil fuel are sitting in ponds and landfills, able to leach into waterways and pollute soil. But this toxic waste may also ...