Rhenium is considered to be a critical and strategic commodity because of the metal’s applications in defense, energy, high-tech industrial, and medical sectors. In the U.S., consumption of catalyst-grade rhenium by the…
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20 Interesting Facts About Hafnium
The United States is a net importer of hafnium and there is no U.S. government stockpile of this geopolitically-essential commodity. Importantly, world primary hafnium production data and quantitative estimates of hafnium reserves…
20 Interesting Facts About Helium
Helium is an industrial commodity with many more important uses than party balloons and making your voice sound funny. Its use is essential in medicine, gas for aircraft, pressurizing rockets and other…
20 Interesting Facts About Arsenic
A crystalline metalloid found in minerals such as arsenopyrite, realgar and orpiment, the infamous arsenic has an amazing history – from the time of the Roman Empire to the Victorian era, arsenic…
20 Interesting Facts About Magnesium
Named for the Greek city of Magnesia, magnesium is an silvery-white alkaline earth metal essential for animal and plant nutrition. Magnesium in plants is located in the enzymes, in the heart of…
20 Interesting Facts About Beryllium
Beryllium, the lightest of the alkaline earth elements, has an atomic number of 4. As a consequence of its small ionic radius (about 0.27 angstroms), beryllium atoms bond strongly to other atoms…
A Smattering Of Cool Space And Physics Facts
Let this blog post serve as a primer for your travels, fellow Futurist, as you prepare for… SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER. I’ve always been fascinated with space exploration, by the mind-twisting realities…