gallium

IPA: gˈæɫiʌm

A chemical element (symbol Ga) with an atomic number of 31; a soft bluish metal.

Examples of "gallium" in Sentences

One theory says that the name gallium comes from the Latin word for France, Gallia.
Combining a compound known as a gallium corrole with a protein carrier results in a targeted cancer ...
The supply of gallium is predicted to be gone by 2017, based on current and future projections of usage.
Many optical components are typically constructed using materials such as gallium arsenide and indium phosphide.
Most companies fabricate the chips by laying down a material called gallium nitride on wafers of sapphire or silicon carbide.
This means that we can produce nanowires that contain two different semiconductors, namely gallium indium arsenide and indium arsenide.
Cambridge's new 100,000 hour, mercury-free LED bulb uses a man-made semiconductor called gallium nitride that is grown on a cheap silicon wafer.
While lasers are attractive, the materials that are used in lasers currently - such as gallium arsenide - can be difficult to integrate into fabs.
I was also familiar with the cutting-edge work in gallium arsenide heterostructures being done at the time through seminars and informal conversations with Mike Schlüter, who was good friends with