In this video excerpt from NOVA's "Hunting the Elements," New York Times technology columnist David Pogue explores how the periodic table of elements took shape. Learn how the periodic table ...

Discover the history, structure, and importance of the periodic table of elements, from Mendeleev’s discovery to modern scientific applications.

The periodic table of chemical elements, often called the periodic table, organizes all discovered chemical elements in rows (called periods) and columns (called groups) according to increasing atomic ...

So Julie Hu ’22 started a project two years ago to remake the periodic table into a colorful work of art that could suggest the variety of benefits, and many stories, behind the letters and numbers.

At the American Chemical Society (ACS), our vision is to improve people's lives through the transforming power of chemistry. Next year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Mendeleev's ...