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Uranium BBC World Service
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Uranium

Uranium is the fuel for nuclear power stations, which generate carbon-free electricity, but also...

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Nickel & Rhenium (Ni, Re) BBC World Service
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Nickel & Rhenium (Ni, Re)

Nickel is the metal that made the jet age possible, not to mention margarine and bicycle...

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Lead BBC World Service
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Lead

Lead is the sweetest of poisons, blamed for everything from mad Roman emperors to modern-day...

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Caesium BBC World Service
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Caesium

The atomic clock runs on caesium, and has redefined the very meaning of time. But it has also...

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Sulphur BBC World Service
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Sulphur

Sulphur is in abundant supply thanks to its extraction from sour oil and gas, in order to prevent...

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Plutonium (Pu) BBC World Service
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Plutonium (Pu)

Plutonium is one of a family of highly radioactive "synthetic" elements cooked up in nuclear...

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Silicon (Si) - solar BBC World Service
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Silicon (Si) - solar

Already responsible for the IT revolution, could silicon be about to pull off an energy...

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Tungsten BBC World Service
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Tungsten

Tungsten is one of the hardest, heaviest and highest melting metals, used in everything from...

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Silicon (Si) - chips BBC World Service
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Silicon (Si) - chips

Silicon is synonymous with the computer revolution. We travel to its eponymous birthplace -...

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Sodium BBC World Service
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Sodium

What links soap, paper, heart disease and murder? Sodium. In the latest in our series of...

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Chlorine BBC World Service
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Chlorine

Chlorine is more than just a chemical used in swimming pools. This poisonous green gas is the...

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Lithium BBC World Service
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Lithium

Lithium is the electro-chemical element - big in batteries and bipolar disorder. Over two decades...

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Vanadium (V) BBC World Service
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Vanadium (V)

Traditionally used as a magic ingredient to produce tougher, more wear-resistant steels, vanadium...

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Nitrogen (N) - fertilisers BBC World Service
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Nitrogen (N) - fertilisers

Nitrogen is a crucial ingredient in fertilisers. And thanks to a pair of clever Germans, the...

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Nitrogen (N) - explosives BBC World Service
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Nitrogen (N) - explosives

70% of the Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen. Yet this seemingly inert gas is the key component of...

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Carbon (C) - plastics BBC World Service
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Carbon (C) - plastics

Polymers – or plastics – are enduring, cheap, mouldable and versatile. Yet their very durability...

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Rare Earth Elements (Ce, Nd, Dy, Er, etc) BBC World Service
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Rare Earth Elements (Ce, Nd, Dy, Er, etc)

Neither rare nor earths, these 17 elements are nonetheless difficult and unpleasant to mine and...

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Carbon (C) - diamonds BBC World Service
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Carbon (C) - diamonds

Diamonds are not forever. They can be burned, and these days they can be mass-produced in a...

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Tin BBC World Service
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Tin

Tin may seem old-fashioned, but it plays some surprisingly important roles in the modern economy....

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The Elements and the Economy BBC World Service
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The Elements and the Economy

The periodic table provides an entirely new perspective on how the global economy works, as we...

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