Yearly Archives: 2016

Periodic Table Muted 2018
Here’s the periodic table with 118 names and elements. The IUPAC has formally approved the element names and symbols for elements 113, 115, 117, and 118. The approved names and symbols for these elements are nihonium (Nh, element 113), moscovium (Mc, element 115), tennessine (Ts, element 117), and oganesson (Og, […]

Periodic Table with 118 Elements

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Black Light Periodic Table T-Shirt
This black light periodic table is poster-sized. This table and the cosmic background chart are the two largest periodic tables on the site. You can print the poster full-size, although it also resizes cleanly, so it will work as a regular printable periodic table or as a wallpaper on your computer […]

Black Light Periodic Table Poster

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While it might not hurt you, it does present a risk to an unborn baby. (borosjuli, Flickr)
Society has moved away from leaded gas and lead for toys and household paints, but you’re still getting exposed to the toxic metal. Cosmetics are a source of lead, whether they are made of all-natural ingredients or not. Lead in your lipstick may be the worst because you ingest some […]

Lead in Your Lipstick? Here’s Why

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088 - Radium Button
Although the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has a standard periodic table and list of chemical elements, the names and symbols you see on your periodic table often depend on which language you speak and country you live in. Here’s a table of element names in different […]

Element Names in Different Languages

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Green Trinitite or Alamogordo Glass (Shaddack)
This pretty green glass formed as a result of the Trinity Nuclear Test near Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16, 1945. Although it is radioactive, it is safe to handle and valued by collectors. Chemically, trinitite is mostly fused sand, or silicon dioxide. It is quartz with feldspar and various […]

What Is Trinitite or Alamogordo Glass?

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Mandelbrot Fractal
Since I’ve started making fractal art, I’ve been asked many times, “What is a fractal?” and “Yes, they look pretty, but what good are they?” Here are the basics. What Is a Fractal? A fractal is a mathematical equation that displays a repeating pattern, no matter what scale you examine […]

What a Fractal Is and Why You Should Care

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