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Water Pics exhibition

Science History Institute Mounts New Outdoor Exhibition

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Philly Materials Day Online: Experiments for Home

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Miners Hauling Electronics Amidst Pollution

C&EN: Rare Earths’ Magic Comes at a Cost

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Take a Watery Journey through History and Science with Institute’s New ‘Downstream’ Exhibition Opening September 14

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Chemistry World: Ida Noddack and the Trouble with Element 43

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Marie Curie in her lab

Crowdfunding Radium

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The High-Flying, Death-Defying Discovery of Helium

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Tales of Love and Madness from the Periodic Table

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Ode to the Periodic Table

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How the Elements Got Their Names

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A Seat at the Table

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Element Hunting in a Nuclear Storm

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Choosing a Better High-Tech Future

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The Transfermium Wars: Scientific Brawling and Name-Calling during the Cold War

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Hennig Brandt and the Discovery of Phosphorus

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