Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. This is ...
The periodic table may be one of the greatest accomplishments in information visualization. Its simple approach–lining and layering atoms by number of protons–is something that anyone can understand.
Two scientists in Moscow have proposed replacing the periodic table as the chief way to organize elements. Rather than ordering by atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus) the chart lists ...
The chart was hidden amongst a trove of rolled-up papers in the school's chemistry building Courtesy of the University of St. Andrews A periodic table unearthed during routine storage cleaning at ...
Remember your periodic table from high school chemistry? As of Monday, it will look a little different. Four new elements have been added to the tail end of the familiar chart, completing the seventh ...
The periodic table is a chart that shows all the elements. It's like a big treasure map that helps scientists understand the building blocks of everything around us. Elements are grouped into ...
Still using an old science textbook? It's time to get a new one then, after four new super-heavy elements were added to the periodic table recently. The International Union of Pure and Applied ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the late 19th century, the Russian ...