Catherine Renouf describes how indium went from being a rather inconspicuous element to one whose role as a component of high-technology devices and gadgets may deplete its worldwide resources. A ...

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 ...

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, ...

Some alloys are in the liquid state at or near room temperature. These alloys are usually composed of gallium and indium (elements used in low energy lamps), tin and bismuth (materials used in ...

LED lighting, solar power and lasers are just some of the electronics revolutionised by two obscure chemical elements - gallium and indium. Laurence Knight hears from Mike Simpson of Philips why we ...

Atoms of the soft, silvery metal indium have been chilled to temperatures so cold that the particles can demonstrate strange quantum behaviour, such as forming new types of matter. Because indium ...

“In fact, an element can shift from rare to ‘sufficiently’ abundant, depending on the quantities which are used for producing the same amount of energy.” In his view, with 15 tons of indium per ...

Mendeleev’s chemical grid system defined our world – and the rarer elements it classifies are vital to modern life This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first periodic table.

Imagine the day when big, flat-panel liquid-crystal-display TV sets are finally affordable. You eagerly drive down the local electronics store to buy yours. But you ...

LED lighting, solar power and lasers are just some of the electronics revolutionised by two obscure and surprisingly soft metallic elements - gallium and indium. Show more LED lighting, solar power ...