Battle of the elements: gold has gleamed through the ages
Coveted by artists and scientists alike, the 79th element has always set the gold standard
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Girls shut-out of design and technology, hyphens deter paper citations, moonlight over Normandy on D-Day
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Battle of the elements: technetium-99m diagnoses disease then decays away
Technetium-99m is employed in tens of millions of medical diagnostic procedures per year, making it invaluable among elements, explains Tami Freeman
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Battle of the elements: three physics reasons why uranium should take the top-element crown
Radioactivity, isotopes and nuclear fission were all discovered thanks to uranium, making it the top element, argues Matin Durrani
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Greener labs, sounding out sharks, and Einstein in Oxford: the June 2019 issue of Physics World is now out
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GADZOOKS! and other dodgy astronomy acronyms, physics of sticky tape, quiz on that black-hole image
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Battle of the elements: silicon builds digital revolution from sand
Silicon is synonymous with the computing and communications boom that has transformed our daily lives, says Susan Curtis
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Battle of the elements: lithium is the little element making a big difference
Margaret Harris observes that lithium not only offers a playground for atomic physicists, but also provides a route to greener energy and a life-changing treatment for people with a bipolar di...
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Physics for sports fans
Advantage Play will appeal to sports-mad physicists, who relish seeing how physics underpins much of sport, says Matin Durrani
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How permanent summer time could affect your sleep, BBC sings the praises of kinetic theory
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