This week, some rather confusing news from the Moon, and details about how ordinary folks like you helped classify 2 million celestial objects in just five days!

Today, we'll explore the materials electrical engineers work with. We'll look at high-conductors, insulators, and how low-conductivity conductors can be used to generate light and heat.

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An incandescent bulb mainly consists of two parts—the bulb and the filament. The bulb is generally made of glass, within which is a vacuum. The filament inside the bulb is where the actual light is produced. It is made of a long and...

Scientists at University College London have developed a revolutionary method of keeping indoor spaces cool during the summer. By coating glass with a thin film of specially modified chemicals, the glass can reflect the sun's heat when...

We look at how an incandescent light bulb can be made. First we attach a tungsten wire to electrodes in a flask of air and pass a current through the wire. The wire glows briefly before burning and breaking. Next we fill the flask with...

The Palm Tungsten W is a revolutionary handheld device that combines the functionality of a cell phone, handheld computer, and online technologies. It allows users to send and manage emails, make phone calls, access the internet, and...

Learn all about the element tungsten. This video explains its appearance, atomic number, and chemical symbol. It highlights tungsten's role in producing heavy metal alloys, particularly high-speed steel, which is used in cutting tools....

China is building a version of America's Z machine that will simulate thermonuclear explosions at a much larger scale.

Let's take a look back at the elements platinum, iodine, aluminum, iron, and tungsten.

Solar panels are becoming a familiar sight in communities across the United States, but what about solar fuels? A solar fuel is produced from sunlight through artificial photosynthesis, mimicking what Mother Nature has been doing for...

The early solar system was a chaotic place with many large-scale collisions.

Ok, so we understand how ligands bond to metals to form transition metal complexes, but how many ligands will fit? Well, remember the octet rule from general chemistry? There is a similar concept that we can apply here, which is called...

Reductive elimination is essentially the opposite of oxidative addition and the products of one process can be the reactants of the other process. What conditions are most favorable to reductive elimination?

MOT 1943: PORTUGAL MINING: EXT Cliff side exploding. Sign 'Minas Da Borralha.' INT Man w/ pick axe hammering rail cart FG. Wolfram deposit poured onto railing water hose. Wolfram through wash. Flat conveyor belt. Tungsten minerals...

Transition metals all have similar and very useful physical and chemical properties. Their atoms can form ions with a variable charge which also gives them a range of colours in their compounds.

Solar panels are becoming a familiar site in communities across the United States, but what about solar fuels? A solar fuel is produced from sunlight through artificial photosynthesis, mimicking what Mother Nature has been doing for...