Beryllium is the fourth element in the periodic table. It comes right after lithium and before boron. It's a metal that looks like aluminum but is lighter and stronger. In ceramic form, beryllium ...

Uniquely strong and light, beryllium is used to make cell phones, missiles and aircrafts. But workers who handle the metal need to watch out, as airborne beryllium has been known to be highly toxic.

Clinton signs order to compensate U.S. nuclear workers. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President Clinton on Thursday signed an order authorizing payments to thousands of U.S. nuclear wor ...

The Pacific seafloor laid down around 10 million years ago is dramatically enriched in beryllium-10, compared to older and younger layers. The geologists who discovered this spike propose it could be ...

It may look like an old barn, but tearing down a factory from the 1940s is costing you - the taxpayer, nearly two hundred and fifty million dollars. While the cleanup crew wears special safety masks, ...

Dallas, Texas, Oct. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Market experts and latest studies reveal that 2022 and upcoming years to be a splendid year for the global beryllium market recording USD 214.3 million ...

Chronic berylliosis is an uncommon disease that is caused by the inhalation of beryllium particles, dust, or fumes. The distinction between chronic berylliosis and sarcoidosis can be difficult both ...

__ 1999: __After five decades of denial, the U.S. government owns up to poisoning thousands of defense, aerospace and atomic energy workers by exposing them to beryllium. President Bill Clinton asks ...

Hanford site workers will get timely medical help after being unknowingly exposed to a toxic metal at the nuclear reservation, thanks to a new law. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., got legislation to help ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...