Most metals hold their shape through anything a household could throw at them, staying stubbornly solid until subjected to the heat of a furnace. Gallium breaks that expectation in an almost ...

Germanium and gallium are two metals that are of great importance for modern high technologies. Both are important raw materials for the semiconductor industry, for fiber optic cables and for ...

Every time you sit down with your phone in your back pocket, you’re reminded of a fundamental truth: Human bodies are soft and flexible. Electronics aren’t. But soon, there may be devices that can ...

A gallium-based liquid metal cuts molybdenum wear by up to 99.4 percent across room temperature to 300 degrees Celsius, but ...

China is restricting exports of two niche metals — germanium and gallium — that are key to manufacture electronics and semiconductors, as the tech battle with the U.S. and Europe heats up. Germanium ...

LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - China's threat to curb exports of gallium and germanium from the start of August marks an escalation in the global competition for critical minerals and metals. Both are ...