One theory says that the name gallium comes from the Latin word for France, Gallia. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
The supply of gallium is predicted to be gone by 2017, based on current and future projections of usage. From Wordnik.com. [Lighting the Big Apple With L.E.D.’s - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Combining a compound known as a gallium corrole with a protein carrier results in a targeted cancer. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference
This means that we can produce nanowires that contain two different semiconductors, namely gallium indium arsenide and indium arsenide. From Wordnik.com. [R&D Mag - News] Reference
Many optical components are typically constructed using materials such as gallium arsenide and indium phosphide. From Wordnik.com. [IBM Claims Breakthrough in Laser-Based Chips] Reference
In photodiodes inorganic semiconductors such as gallium phosphide are traditionally used, but now one can also use semiconductive polymers. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2000 - Information for the Public] Reference
The maker of raw materials used in chipmaking, such as gallium arsenide and germanium, broke out of a low-priced base in late. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Stocks Remain Higher In Light Turnover - Investors.com] Reference
This requires having identical, partly transparent layers at both ends of a slab of a light-emitting material such as gallium arsenide. From Wordnik.com. [Gizmodo] Reference
For example, thin-film photovoltaic panels use materials (such as gallium and indium) that are non-renewable, rare, and depleting quickly. From Wordnik.com. [Global Public Media - Public Service Broadcasting For A Post Carbon World] Reference
Alloyed with gallium, plutonium becomes more workable. From Wordnik.com. [Plutonium] Reference
"That's a gallium arsenide semiconductor laser," Norah said. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
Consequently, nearly all gallium consumed in the U.S. is imported. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
The only silicon and gallium arsenide at this spot is in the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Cyber Way]
On average, there is 50 parts per million (ppm) of gallium in bauxite. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
The first sign of trouble was when gallium became a medium of exchange. From Wordnik.com. [Mother Of Storms]
In any case, with the addition of gallium, the plutonium is a stable mass. From Wordnik.com. [The Sum of all Fears]
The speed that electrons travel in gallium arsenide is faster than silicon. From Wordnik.com. [Peeking Under Computing's Sheet Metal] Reference
Like water, gallium expands as it freezes which means it becomes less dense. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
Only two other elements (cesium and gallium) are liquid at room temperature. From Wordnik.com. [Mercury (element)] Reference
The French chemist Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran discovered gallium in 1875. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
Maybe the electronics industry will expand, demanding more gallium or germanium?. From Wordnik.com. [Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege] Reference
By contrast, the boiling point of gallium is unusually high (3999° F, 2204° C). From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
Germanium and gallium arsenide can be used as semiconductors in place of silicon. From Wordnik.com. [Silicon] Reference
Hence, gallium arsenide has yet to penetrate the terrestrial market significantly. From Wordnik.com. [4 Photovoltaics] Reference
Such gallium arsenide products represent the majority of annual gallium consumption. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
A gallium scan is a test that detects areas of infection or inflammation in the body. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium Scan] Reference
The subsequent discoveries of gallium, scandium, and germanium bore out his predictions. From Wordnik.com. [Futures Imperfect]
The search for a particle known as a solar neutrino involves enormous amounts of gallium. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
Your child cannot receive radiographic contrast agents 24 hours prior to the gallium scan. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium Scan] Reference
Arsenic, a constituent of gallium arsenide solar cells, is very poisonous (U.S. DOE 1991). From Wordnik.com. [4 Photovoltaics] Reference
Two such experiments used a total of 90 tons of gallium in the quest to detect these particles. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
Give the derivation of the names of the following elements: thorium, gallium, selenium, uranium. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
And it modified the gallium nitride crystals for "blue" laser DVDs to get true-blue wavelengths. From Wordnik.com. [Lasers Project the Big Picture] Reference
Based on this average, known U.S. bauxite deposits could produce 15 million kilograms of gallium. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
Another, more recent thin-film technology is copper indium gallium (di) selenide (known as CIGS). From Wordnik.com. [China's Renewable-Energy Clout] Reference
Solid gallium has such a low melting temperature (85. 6° F, 29. 8° C) it will turn to liquid when held in the hand!. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
gallium imports are from France, the leading refiner of gallium metal, Russia, Canada, Kazakhstan, and other countries. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
Although zinc deposits are a secondary source after bauxite for gallium, they may be a significant source of gallium in the future. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
Studies have shown that gallium is not useful to living organisms, although gallium and gallium compounds do not appear to be toxic. From Wordnik.com. [Gallium] Reference
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