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Strongest metal

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Strongest metal is Tungsten. Tungsten (W, "Wolfram") comes from a Swedish word, tung sten, meaning "heavy stone".

Tungsten has the highest melting temperature of any metal. Its temperature can be raised to the point where it glows with a white light. Most other metals vaporize before they can produce much light.

Melting Point: 3422 C or 6192 degrees Fahrenheit

Golgi Apparatus

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

In 1898, the famous neuroanatomist Camillo Golgi reported his discovery of a ribbon-like apparatus inside neurons of the cerebellum. This structure now bears his name as the “Golgi apparatus.” 

via: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/cells.html