A team of Cornell University researchers have discovered a new application of the element indium to improve the efficiency of lithium batteries — a fundamental component of electric vehicles. Although ...

In 1863, Reich and Richter discovered indium. The element was named after the bright indigo line that it emits in its atomic spectrum. Indium mainly occurs along with zinc minerals and does not exist ...

The long-term supply of key elements in many hi-tech devices is under threat, but is there really a disaster on the horizon? Richard Stevenson investigates All systems go In January 2018, an ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? When cooled enough, matter can morph into exotic phases that appear to be one thing, ...

It is amazing to think that everything around us is made up from just 90 building blocks – the naturally occurring chemical elements. Dmitri Mendeleev put the 63 of these known at the time into order ...