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Copper
Why copper wires? And do solar power and batteries herald the death of the old AC grid?
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Magnesium and Beryllium
Two metals with sinister reputations - one for flammability, the other for lung disease
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Titanium
It's stronger than steel, but could this glamorous metal become as common as steel?
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Gallium and Indium
LED lighting and the other electronics revolutionised by the elements Gallium and Indium
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Boron
The mineral from the Wild West that toughens glass and stops bullets in their tracks.
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Cobalt
The metal in magnets and phone batteries - but is some of it being mined by children?
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Iron
How the abundant metal lron became the very stuff of modern industrial life
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Oxygen
The 'element of life' also makes our atmosphere very dangerous and costly to operate in
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Technetium
Essential for medical imaging, supplies of this manmade element are far from guaranteed.
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Fluorine
The key building block for CFCs and a string of other gases posing a threat to mankind
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Chromium
The metal of modernity - think Harleys and skyscrapers - chromium also has a dark side.
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Nickel
The economy of Nickel, the metal and element that made the jet age possible
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Tungsten (W)
Hot, hard and heavy - it cuts steel and penetrates armour, yet China has a near monopoly
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Sodium (Na)
The alkali metal that plays a role in soap, paper, human health and murder.
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Chlorine (Cl)
More than just a chemical used in swimming pools.
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Lithium (Li)
Lithium batteries may be the future for cars, but does Bolivia hold the keys?
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Tin (Sn)
Tin: From the glue that holds our electronic world together to a revolution glass-making
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Carbon
Could a new carbon revolution help wean mankind off its reliance on fossil fuels?
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Phosphorus and Helium
Helium and phosphorus - what would happen if the world ran out of them one day?
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The Elements and the Economy
From aluminium to zinc, how the chemical elements are driving the global economy
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Zinc (Zn)
The self-sacrificing metal that brings shelter and good health to India's poorest.
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Vanadium (V)
Could this neglected metal provide a counterpart for temperamental energy sources?
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Titanium (Ti) - materials
Stronger than steel, could this glamorous metal eventually become as common as steel?
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Titanium (Ti) - catalysts
The metal behind plastics, paints, and buildings that clean both themselves and the air.
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Thorium (Th)
This metal offers thousands of years of nuclear energy, but is it any safer than uranium?
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Thorium (Th)
This metal offers thousands of years of nuclear energy, but is it any safer than uranium?
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Technetium (Tc)
Essential for medical imaging, supplies of this manmade element are far from guaranteed.
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Tantalum & Niobium (Ta, Nb)
Are these notorious conflict minerals still being smuggled into and laundered in Rwanda?
