transition metals

Vibranium helps educators teach students about chemistry

By Lisa McDonald / April 26, 2019

With the release of “Avengers: Endgame” today, we take the opportunity for some fun and look at how the fictitious metal vibranium can help students learn about the periodic table and transition metal chemistry.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / March 2, 2016

Flexible solar cells could happen, industrial nanoparticles pose no threat, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 2, 2015.

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New atomic-scale observations could lead to engineering of ductile yet strong ceramics

By April Gocha / August 12, 2015

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have made new observations that could help design ultrahigh temperature ceramics that overcome the materials’ biggest limitation—brittleness.

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The Energy Race and the search for commodity catalyst materials

By Eileen De Guire / June 14, 2011

Illustration of the way the electronic configuration of metal ions can control the activity of metal oxides for oxygen reduction, varying it by a factor of at least 10,000 times.…

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