#selenium

[elementcattos]

Camping (They're renovating to include a G block)

Unbiunium

wawa :3

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Ultra-thin MoSe₂ grating traps infrared light in a 40-nanometer layer

Controlling light at the micro- and nanoscale opens up opportunities for a better understanding of the world and the development of technology. As modern electronics approaches the limits of its capabilities, photonics comes into play. Instead of manipulating relatively heavy and slow electrons, we can use light and fast photons to encode information. This will make it possible to create devices that are not only faster but also even smaller than those currently in use. There is only one problem—light is not only a particle but also a wave. A wave that has its own wavelength. For visible light, the wavelength—that is, the distance between successive maxima—is several hundred nanometers. For infrared light, it is a micrometer or more. Will this, then, be an obstacle to the miniaturization of photonic systems? Is it possible to trap light within a structure smaller than a few hundred nanometers?

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[sonnettheseacoat]

quick random selenium thing cuz why not (this is its own post cuz i like this drawing)

[kenzie11je]

They're in the moon

[mychemaschems]

This Frank Iero is selenium!

His boiling point is 1265 °F (685 °C) and he can be found in the colors red, grey, and vitreous black!

[cattoelements]

(PS. They’re yet to have official art. As in. Full reference and such. Except polonium)

(also updated something,,,,,)

[suzilight]

Not art; Poisoned water

E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Water Pollution Rule for Coal Plants - NY Times May 14, 2026

The rule "...requires plants to do more to filter metals such as arsenic, mercury and selenium from their wastewater before releasing it into nearby lakes, rivers and streams.

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said in a statement that the regulation was difficult, if not impossible, for many coal plants to meet. He said that repealing the rule would prevent coal plants from shutting down and depriving data centers of much-needed electricity.

“The A.I. and data center revolution is creating an electricity and baseload power demand that cannot be met under the overly restrictive policies of past administrations,” Mr. Zeldin said. “The Trump E.P.A. will continue doing its part to address these burdensome regulations on the coal-fired power plant sector that hold American communities back.”"

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I'd rather be looking at art. Oh, but no.

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