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10 Things You Need To Know About The Metal Tantalum
By Abir Dom · 12 years ago
Tantalum is represented by the Ta symbol and has an atomic number of 73. The element itself is a lustrous grayish-blue colored, hard transition metal that is considered to be rare in the Earth’s crust. ...
10 Things You Need To Know About The Metal Palladium
By Abir Dom · 12 years ago
Palladium is represented by the symbol Pd on the periodic table and its atomic number is 46. The name of this element sounds like something that would be in close association with royalty, and for ...
10 Things You Need To Know About The Chemical Element Nickel
By Abir Dom · 12 years ago
When you think about nickel, do you think five cents? If so, you’re way off! The element, nickel has been in use for thousands of years – much longer than that little five cent piece ...
10 Things You Need To Know About The Chemical Element Zinc
By Abir Dom · 12 years ago
Zinc, also known as spelter, is a fairly well known element that is represented on the periodic table by the Zn symbol and the atomic number of 30. The majority of us have used zinc ...
10 Things You Need To Know About The Chemical Element Niobium
By Abir Dom · 12 years ago
Niobium might sound like a somewhat noble name for an element. In a way, it is. This element’s name was obtained from Greek mythology. Tantalus, one of Zeus’ sons and ruler of an Anatolian city, ...
Promethium: 10 Things You Should Know About This Chemical Element
By Zooph You · 12 years ago
Promethium is a chemical element that is radioactive and is denoted by the symbol Pm with the atomic number of 61. Promethium was first found by Jacob A. Marinsky, Lawrence E. Glendenin and Charles D. ...
Erbium: 10 Things You Should Know About This Chemical Element
By Zooph You · 12 years ago
Erbium…though it sounds like a name created by one of the less than stellar characters from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, erbium is actually one of Earth’s rare elements. In fact, it is often found ...
Dysprosium: 10 Things You Should Know About This Chemical Element
By Zooph You · 12 years ago
One of Earth’s rare elements is a metal called dysprosium, though you likely have not heard much about this element. You might not know it, but dysprosium is a metal that you really should be ...
10 Things You Should Know About Transition Metals
By Zooph You · 12 years ago
1. The scientific community has two accepted definitions for transition metals: first, it is an element with incomplete d sub-shell atoms, which may or may not result to cations with incomplete d sub-shells. The second ...
Outages and Power Abuse: What Every Texas Resident Should Do
By Michael Adam · 12 years ago
The series of recent electricity grid emergencies announced by Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) was brought about by the surging heat wave experienced in the state during the early periods of August. At least ...
Learning from the Texas State University Energy Savings Program
By Michael Adam · 12 years ago
When the Texas Legislature Passed House Bill 3693 it set certain guidelines regarding energy efficiency programs and incentives as well as other energy performance measures. Part of the Bill’s guidelines requires schools to establish a ...
Eight Ways To Go Green
By Jeffrey Riley · 12 years ago
This article covers eight ways to go green that you can implement right now. You can also save money with these ideas as well as going green. The concept of going green is not new, ...
Solar Power Advantages and Disadvantages
By Chris Briggs · 12 years ago
The use of solar power is becoming more widespread as society sees the effects of dependence on fossil fuels as an energy source. Burning oil for energy has many insidious side effects on the atmosphere ...
Texas Electricity Emergencies and Calls for Energy Conservation
By Michael Adam · 12 years ago
Recently, the state of Texas suffered through unrelenting heat waves, causing usage of Texas electricity to jump high to record levels. This prompted the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to issue electricity emergency alerts ...
Handmade Soap - Easier On The Skin And Better For The Environment
By Erwin Purtell · 12 years ago
The principles of making handmade soap are rather straightforward but it is nonetheless a craft worth admiring. These soaps are typically sold at premium prices and usually contain a relatively short list of ingredients. Since ...
Eco-Friendly Matting
By Julia Labron · 12 years ago
Why is it important to be eco-friendly? Every year billions of items that cannot disintegrate are thrown away each year, these items just sit there forever. Sure there is way to decrease their size, but ...
The growth of Solar Power
By Landon Groome · 12 years ago
The development of solar power has its roots as far back as the 1860s, when there was the first scare that coal power could not last forever. Shortly after its conception it was put on ...
Where to Get Quality Environmental Remediation
By Monte Fry · 12 years ago
There are a lot of reasons why companies, particularly industrial ones, need environmental remediation. Usually they contact these services when they’re in trouble, like when they need the help of experts to deal with an ...
The Most Common Factors Associated With Mold Growth And Where To Look
By Kelsey Libby · 12 years ago
Black mold can be a fatal problem if not taken care of. However, it is better to take preventive measures rather than waiting for it to occur and then seeking for cure. Following are the ...
When Simple Mold Removal Isn't Enough
By Kelsey Libby · 12 years ago
Black mold is known as the stachybotris atra and is a type of the stachybotris mold. It is known as a very harmful kind of mold, as it has numerous health effects on humans. Houses ...