(Nanowerk News) 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, ...

The chemical element gallium could be used as a new reversible adhesive that allows its adhesive effect to be switched on and off with ease, report scientists. Some adhesives may soon have a metallic ...

Every time you sit down with your phone in your back pocket, you’re reminded of a fundamental truth: Human bodies are soft and flexible. Electronics aren’t. But soon, there may be devices that can ...

Three beads of solid platinum sit on top of a puddle of liquid gallium on a slide. (Dr. Md. Arifur Rahim/UNSW Sydney) (CN) — Researchers have found a way to reduce platinum use for industrial purposes ...

The BEST apparatus under construction. This image shows the inner tank, with a BEST researcher standing in the outer tank. The experiment found that the germanium 71 yield was 20% to 24% lower than ...