This silicon compound was thought impossible – now after 50 years it's here

A particular silicon compound that has been sought by scientists for decades has been created by two separate teams of ...
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Periodic Table: Scientists Propose New Way of Ordering the Elements

The periodic table of the elements, principally created by the Russian chemist, Dmitry Mendeleev (1834-1907), celebrated its 150th anniversary last year. It would be hard to overstate its importance ...
The Conversation

Only 1% of chemical compounds have been discovered – here’s how we search for others that could change the world

The universe is flooded with billions of chemicals, each a tiny pinprick of potential. And we’ve only identified 1% of them. Scientists believe undiscovered chemical compounds could help remove ...
Science Friday

Model Chemical Elements And Molecules With Bricks

You may have noticed that the rock formations are very different colors. The rock formations on the left are from Red Rock State Park in Texas, and on the right is El Capitan Mountain in Yosemite ...
The Conversation

Periodic table: scientists propose new way of ordering the elements

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