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After Dark: Everything Matters: Scandium

scandiumA transition metal found mixed among rare earth elements, scandium is thinly scattered across the globe, and is considered expensive and difficult to obtain. Alloyed with aluminum, scandium strengthens jet planes and high-end bicycle frames but is too costly for widespread applications. And although pure scandium is seldom seen, its compounds are used in stadium lights and film set lamps to simulate natural sunlight.

Join marine scientist Claire Till to explore the significance of dissolved scandium. Learn what it’s like to be at sea collecting samples of trace elements, and the elaborate steps her team undertakes to avoid contaminating them with their ship or themselves. Find out how this seemingly obscure element illuminates important chemical and physical processes in the ocean.

Part of After Dark (6:00 - 10:00)

Thursday, 04/20/17

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Free with After Dark Admission

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Pier 15 (Embarcadero at Green Street)
San Francisco, CA 94111
USA


Phone: (415) 528-4444
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