Elements Episodes Episode guide
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Germanium (Ge)
Nanotech, virtual reality, and the stuff that could oust the silicon from Silicon Valley.
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Gallium & Indium (Ga, In)
LED lighting and the other electronics revolutionised by two obscure chemical elements.
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Fluorine (F)
The key building block for a string of gases that pose a threat to mankind.
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Copper (Cu) - materials
The distinctive red metal that distills whisky and kills hospital super-bugs.
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Copper (Cu) - electricity
Why copper wires? And do solar power and batteries herald the death of the old AC grid?
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Cobalt (Co)
The metal in magnets and phone batteries - but is some of it being mined by children?
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Chromium (Cr)
The metal of modernity - spawning icons like the Chrysler Building and Harley Davidson.
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Carbon (C) - plastics
Could the future be to use nature to draw plastics from the atmosphere?
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Carbon (C) - materials
We know carbon's role in global warming, but could element 6 also provide some solutions?
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Carbon (C) - energy
Carbon is a great energy store, but can we ever get by without carbon-based energy?
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Carbon (C) - diamonds
Can manmade diamonds be put to use beyond drilling rocks and adorning the wealthy?
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Cadmium (Cd)
This toxic metal is being phased out of our lives, but still keeps planes up in the air.
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Boron (B)
The mineral from the Wild West that toughens glass and stops bullets in their tracks.
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Beryllium (Be)
This toxic metal can do serious damage to your lungs, so is it safe to use?
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Beryllium (Be)
This toxic metal can do serious damage to your lungs, so is it safe to use?
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Arsenic (As)
The poison in everything from paint and sweets, to telegraph polls and drinking water.
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Aluminium (Al)
Aluminium is ubiqitous today, so why was it valued more highly than gold 150 years ago?
