Gallium

Gallium is processed from bauxite and there’s plenty of that.

Lighting the Big Apple With L.E.D.’s - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

There are many other metals in a Ni-Fe body including Gallium which is in amazingly short supply on the Earth as well as germanium.

Dennis Wingo - Why Space? Why Now? - NASA Watch 2009

Typically the wafer is made of a translucent compound semiconductor such as Gallium Arsenide, Gallium Phosphate and/or Indium Phosphate.

R&D Mag - News 2010

It was the parent agency responsible for GPS, Gallium Arsenide integrated circuits, and of course for the Internet.

lo googleblog 2009

The technologist will ask why the Gallium Scan is being done, and explain the study to you and your child.

Gallium Scan 2010

Gallium nitride cannot be grown on silicon like other solid-state electronic components because it shrinks at twice the rate of silicon as it cools.

Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Cheaper LEDs 2009

Asimov's magazine's website includes content from the June issue, including Sheila Williams 'editorial, Robert Silverberg's Reflections: The Death of Gallium, and Peter Heck's book reviews. [via Locus Online]

SF Tidbits for 4/19/08 2008

Asimov's magazine's website includes content from the June issue, including Sheila Williams 'editorial, Robert Silverberg's Reflections: The Death of Gallium, and Peter Heck's book reviews. [via Locus Online]

April 2008 2008

Gallium can also be recycled, e.g., from cell phones.

Lighting the Big Apple With L.E.D.’s - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Quoting: 'Gallium nitride cannot be grown on silicon like other solid-state electronic components because it shrinks at twice the rate of silicon as it cools.

Reality Wired psymon 2009