New Graphical Representation of the Periodic Table

KentuckyFC writes "The great power of Mendeleev's periodic table was that it allowed him to predict the properties of undiscovered elements. But can this arrangement be improved? Two new envisionings of the periodic table attempt to do just that. The first uses a new graphical representation that shows the relative sizes of atoms as well as their groups and periods. The other uses the same kind of group theoretical approach that particle physicists developed to classify particles by their symmetries (abstract). That helped particle physicists predict the existence of new particles, but may have limited utility for chemists who seem to have discovered (or predicted) all of the elements they need already."

Huh

[Dyinobal]

looks like something that should be on a game show. "I'll take Silicon for 500!"

Microsoft research

[gmuslera]

Is not strange the color scheme... you can see clearly now the Blue Elements of Death

Still not right

[schon]

If you're gonna go and change it, why not make it correct [cslacker.com] while you're at it?

Teach the controversy, people!

Screen rotation problem?

[Haxamanish]

From the article:

Unfortunately, Abubakr's arrangement means that the table can only be read by rotating it. That's tricky with a textbook and impossible with most computer screens.

Please, can somebody find a solution to this important screen rotation problem?

My stoner buddy...

[Anonymous Coward]

My stoner buddy just looked over my shoulder at the image in TFA

Woah, do you see those rings, dude? Thats pretty heavy stuff man!

I turned around to him and said "Only those outer rings".

He gave me a blank look back.

Re:Screen rotation problem?

[swanzilla]

Netbook. That leaves the tricky textbook rotation puzzle...

thanks a lot

[circletimessquare]

you just gave dan brown the major plot point for his next robert langdon symbologist novel

Re:Huh

[ioshhdflwuegfh]

Dude, it's a dart board.