Researchers created a novel functional composite of gallium with putty or paste-like physical properties. The composite possesses excellent electromagnetic shielding properties as well as thermal ...

Most metals hold their shape through anything a household could throw at them, staying stubbornly solid until subjected to the heat of a furnace. Gallium breaks that expectation in an almost ...

Gallium, a metal that melts in the hand, has just surprised scientists. At the atomic level, gallium exhibits peculiarities. In its solid state, its atoms form pairs with covalent bonds, typical of ...

Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials A research team led by Director Rodney Ruoff of the IBS Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials has created a flour ...

Nearly 150 years after gallium was first discovered and added to the periodic table, scientists at the University of Auckland have uncovered previously unknown details about the metal's atomic ...

The manufacturing technique known as 3D printing, now being used everywhere, from aircraft manufacturers to public libraries, has never been more affordable or accessible. Biomedical engineering has ...

Gallium nitride crystals are a promising material for the development of next-generation power semiconductor devices. NIMS and the Tokyo Tech developed a technique for growing high-quality GaN ...

Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon uses the force, aka an air compressor, on objects to make them float in Aug. 4's edition of Science Sunday.

Gallium is a highly useful element that has accompanied the advancement of human civilization throughout the 20th century. Gallium is designated as a technologically critical element, as it is ...