Mo may be a little-known and important element that could be life-threatening when its levels in the body are unbalanced. With 42 protons and 54 neutrons, Mo is located right in the middle of the periodic table, and it is in considerable demand as an alloy for strengthening steel. It's also the only element that keeps most of your food from being lethal.

Recently, a research team from Shanghai Tech University has prepared an electrochromic device (ECD) with a composite niobium tungsten oxide (Nb₁₈W₁₆O₉₃). Their results show that the composite niobium tungsten oxide has a fast response to the applied voltage and no observable degradation of the optical modulation is observed after a long period of cycling. The team's work provides a solution for electrochromic materials with fast response times and good cycling stability.

A team of researchers from the University of Bath recently published recent research advances on the processing and handling of tungsten (W) and its alloys. It belongs to group 6 of the periodic table, along with molybdenum, chromium, and boron. It is a refractory metal (the highest of all known pure metals) with extraordinary heat and wear resistance. It is known for its high density, high modulus of elasticity, high thermal conductivity, and excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures, in addition to its very high melting temperature. It is an ideal material for high-temperature structures in fusion energy and other applications.

Molybdenum disilicide (MoSi₂), a catalyst that converts carbon dioxide into fuel, has helped researchers take another step toward solving global warming by converting CO₂ into fuel. Using theoretical models, researchers at the Queensland University of Technology's Centre for Materials Science have determined that six metals (nickel, niobium, palladium, rhenium, and rhodium) have been found to be efficient in the reaction that converts CO₂ into sustainable clean energy.

During the cultivation of marijuana crops, if the leaves of the cannabis plants are discolored, there may be a molybdenum deficiency. Molybdenum, a nutrient important to the health of your crops, is a mobile micronutrient that requires only small amounts to function optimally. If your plants don't have enough molybdenum nutrients, they will discolor and become brittle before they die.

Molybdenum (Mo) is a silvery-white metal with the element symbol Mo, atomic number 42, density 10.2 g/cm³, melting point 2610°C, and boiling point 5560°C. In addition to the above basics, in this article, we’ll introduce 7 facts about Mo.

Molybdenum steel is a high-strength alloy that is used in a variety of industries. Steel alloys made from molybdenum are not only stronger and harder, but they are also highly resistant to heat and corrosion. Electronics, heavy machinery parts, tools, and aircraft parts are often manufactured using steel alloys containing molybdenum.

A research team from the University of Texas at Austin, recently published a study on the use of two-dimensional MoS₂ as a starting material to obtain wafer-scalable single-layer amorphous molybdenum trioxide (MoO₃).

Researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University have recently published a paper describing laser powder bed fusion of unalloyed tungsten in the academic journal Metals.

Recently, the State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Display, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), published a paper in the academic journal Biosensors (2022, 12) by the first author Lingbo Gong, introducing the preparation of molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂)-based fluorophores and sensing applications.