A new version of the periodic table showcases the predicted properties of 2-D metals, an obscure class of synthetic materials. Arrayed in 1-atom-thick sheets, most of these 2-D metals have yet to be ...

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You guys have been e-mailing us all week about Pop Chart Labs’ “Periodic Table of Heavy Metals,” so I’m basically writing about it to make the e-mails stop. It’s a funny idea, but the execution ...

The first version of Mendeleev’s periodic table, published in 1869, was reportedly completed in just one day. Historians have pieced together what happened during that day. On the morning of February ...