Relying on leading-edge germanium detectors developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the scientific community pursues elusive nuclear processes to unlock ...

UCLA doctoral student Yilin Wong noticed that some tiny dots had appeared on one of her samples, which had been accidentally ...

Curiosity about a mistake that left tiny dots on a germanium wafer with evaporated metal films led to the discovery of beautiful spiral patterns etched on the surface of the semiconductor by a ...

But they have a rich history, going back through the silicon era to germanium junction transistors, and thence to the original devices. if you’ve ever looked at the symbol for a transistor and ...

Germanium. It might sound like just another periodic table entry (number 32, to be exact), but in the world of infrared light, it’s anything but ordinary. A recent video by [The Action Lab ...

Since Tsianos started receiving those calls, tensions over the 31st element on the periodic table—as well as the 32nd, germanium, also used in a bevy of advanced technologies—have escalated.

China has presented itself as a neutral party and mediator since Putin launched the full-scale invasion three years ago.

Canadian government plans to extend the mineral exploration tax credit for two additional years to support the country’s ...

Germanium detector history Since the 1960s, one constant in this ongoing pursuit of elusive subatomic knowledge has been the chemical element germanium. Situated in the carbon column of the ...