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Royalties

If there were any, Germanium would definitely earn a lot more royalties than Polonium, Francium, or Americium.

posted by : BB, 07 February 2010 Complain about this comment
Well Rich

I'm afraid that the answer is "no", just as for Poland and Polonium or France and Francium ;)

posted by : Major, 05 February 2010 Complain about this comment
Ge vs. Si

germanium was the original material used for solid-state transistors before silicon. Si is much cheaper than Ge, which is why we use Si nowadays. But Ge has always been compatible. Its getting it to lase usefully which has been the sticking point.

Does Germany get any royalties for any use of germanium?

posted by : rich wargo, 05 February 2010 Complain about this comment
why the name?

are germanium atoms sausage-shaped then?

posted by : poop-scoop, 05 February 2010 Complain about this comment
Good news

for Germanium mines' stocks :)

posted by : hehe, 05 February 2010 Complain about this comment

Germanium laser fires up

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