The chemistry lexicon is full of words that are infuriatingly similar to each other despite having completely different meanings. A perfect example of this is the difference between silicon and ...

Which is your favourite chemical element? To mark the International Year of the Periodic Table, our science journalists will be making the case for their pick from the 118 known elements. In this ...

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Element Six Ventures Group, the global leader in the design, development and production of synthetic diamond supermaterials, is pleased to announce the recent ...

Recent research showed that, although long neglected by ecologists, silicon is in fact beneficial for the growth of many plants, including major crops such as rice, wheat and barley. Researchers have ...