All periodic table articles – Page 3
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ResearchSuperheavy oganesson is a semiconductor
The heaviest element known continues to defy the rules of the periodic table
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FeaturePlutonium: The element factory
Glenn Seaborg’s lab at Berkeley discovered plutonium – an element with uses beyond the deadly one we know well
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OpinionMachine-learning Mendeleevs have rediscovered the periodic table
Exposing new dimensions in the relationships between elements
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PodcastThe Periodic Table by Primo Levi – Book club
100 years on, we examine the effect of Primo Levi’s masterpiece The Periodic Table
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ArticleJohnson Matthey is taking charge of the electric vehicle revolution
The elements of future power
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ResearchIonisation energy of promethium fills one of the last holes in periodic table
Experiment puts an end to 75-year-old mystery
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FeatureP is for phosphorus
A reporter from Alchemistry World reveals the unpleasant secret behind The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus
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FeaturePrimo Levi and the other periodic table
Author and chemist Primo Levi was born 100 years ago this July. Philip Ball looks at his chemical and literary legacy – including his books The Periodic Table and If This Is a Man
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PodcastSuperheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table by Kit Chapman – Book club
Kit Chapman explores the strange, complex and downright confusing world of superheavy elements
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FeatureVictor Ninov and the element that never was
20 years on, Kit Chapman investigates how a scientific scandal unfolded
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ReviewSuperheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table
Kit Chapman has been on a journey around the world to discover how new elements are made
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FeatureIridium and the demise of the dinosaurs
Geochemical clues from the Cretaceous period reveal the final days of the terrible lizards
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OpinionThe criteria for discovering a new element
Why the rules are changing in the search for superheavies
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NewsNew candidate for oldest classroom periodic table emerges in Russia
Hand painted table commissioned by Mendeleev dates back to 1876
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ArticleThe elements of future energy
The hydrogen-powered future is upon us. Preparing for it will require new technology – and chemistry is here to help
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NewsTen periodic tables you really should know about
For the International Year of the Periodic Table we’ve rounded up some of the most interesting tables out there
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OpinionWhat elements are on your bucket list?
Why chemists want to work with everything on the periodic table
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NewsDoes the periodic table make more sense upside down?
UK researchers argue an inverted table works better for students
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ResearchHopes raised of a ‘super-table’ to end periodic table disputes
Mathematical analysis could help answer where hydrogen or lanthanum should sit on the table