An element-block is defined as a minimum functional unit composed of heteroatoms. The concept of ‘element-block material’ for designing advanced materials was proposed in 2015. In this review, the ...
On 17 February 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev jotted down the symbols for the chemical elements, putting them in order according to their atomic weights and inventing the periodic table. He ...
Jean-Marie Tarascon ponders on the value of lithium, an element known for about 200 years, whose importance is now fast increasing in view of the promises it holds for energy storage and electric cars ...