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 ...

Germanium is a semiconductor in group IVA of the periodic table. It has an atomic number of 32, an atomic weight of 72.59, and a density of 5.32 Mg/m 3. Its melting temperature is 937.4 C. Germanium ...

Today we know there are 118 elements, all which can be found on the modern periodic table. The element germanium was discovered in 1886. Its properties were similar to the predicted ones of ...

Silicon, since it's right above germanium on the periodic table and has similar properties, might make a better gadget. But, they said, no one should expect a silicon transistor for years.

Scientists have developed the first electrically pumped continuous-wave semiconductor laser composed exclusively of elements from the fourth group of the periodic table—the "silicon group.

Today we know there are 118 elements, all which can be found on the modern periodic table. The element germanium was discovered in 1886. Its properties were similar to the predicted ones of ...