Vanadium - Model T Fords, big batteries & sea squirts

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Recorded08 Dec 2019

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Vanadium makes steel stronger & lighter, is being used in what will be the world's largest battery, and sea squirts are full of it, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 93 of Elemental.Vanadium is a transition metal used to make steel stronger & lighter.It is named after the Scandinavian goddess of beauty and fertility Vanadis.Vanadium is being used in what will be the world's largest battery, and sea squirts are one of a small handful of organisms that contain large amounts of vanadium used in some enzymes, says Professor Allan Blackman from the Auckland University of Technology, in episode 93 of Elemental.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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