(Nanowerk Spotlight) The Periodic Table of Chemical Elements is one of the most significant achievements in science, capturing the essence not only of chemistry, but also of physics, medicine, earth ...

In the wee hours of the late 17th century, Isaac Newton could be found locked up in his laboratory prodding the secrets of nature. Giant plumes of green smoke poured from cauldrons of all shapes and ...

It is an icon of natural science and hangs in most chemistry classrooms: the periodic table of elements, which is celebrating its 150th birthday this year. The tabular overview is closely linked to ...

Scientists have created a periodic table of droplet motions, inspired in part by parallels between the symmetries of atomic orbitals, which determine elements' positions on the classic periodic table, ...

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This is a guest editorial by Eric Scerri, a lecturer in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of “The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its ...

The periodic table of the elements isn't as confusing as it looks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists had a rudimentary ...

Who made the first periodic table? Other scientists had previously identified periodicity of elements, but on March 6, 1869 Dmitri Mendeleev (photo) presented the first periodic table. Mendeleev was a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. When it comes to the elements in the periodic table found throughout ...

One of my favorite tunes growing up was Tom Lehrer's song The Elements, which was merely the periodic table sung to the tune of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Major General's Song." (The version above, from ...