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Running Out of Elements

July 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments

It’s not just species of plants and animals that are on their way to extinction. According to Armin Reller, a materials chemist from the University of Augsbirg, gallium is on its way to extinction in a few years. Not just gallium, hafnium is predicted to be all gone by 2017, indium couild be gone in less than a decade.  Obscure elements yes, but zinc, used widely in cars and computers looks threatened by 2037.

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Open Thread

July 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today’s Musical Guest The New Radicals, clip of You Only Get What You Give

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