#yttrium

Yttrium designed by @ichibin-irish & nostuyx, Terbium designed by @ichibin-irish, @aninkyworldofnightnares, nostuyx & zutlk, Erbium designed by @ichibin-irish, and Ytterbium designed by @ichibin-irish & Bhapy

Yttrium now has wings, and brand new cheek fur, a YBCO dogtag and a neat fur coat. Terbium got a full redesign, with new hair, a captain hat due to her use in NAVAL sonars, and a green sonar instead of red due to her phosphor use.

hi chat :3 edited some absolutenutcase comics bc why not :p

Pigment researchers create vivid yellows, oranges, reds that are durable, non-toxic

Oregon State University pigment researchers are using a rare mineral discovered in Norway more than a century ago as a road map for creating new yellows, oranges and reds that are vibrant, durable, non-toxic and inexpensive. The new pigments also carry energy-saving potential: Their ability to reflect heat from the sun means that buildings and vehicles coated in them will require less air conditioning. The study led by Mas Subramanian, who made color history in 2009 with the discovery of a vivid blue pigment now known commercially as YInMn Blue, was published in Chemistry of Materials. The work centers around the crystal structure of thortveitite, a silicate containing scandium and yttrium. A silicate is any compound featuring silicon and oxygen.