This week's element is erbium, which has the symbol Er and the atomic number 68.
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Early erbium lasers had rudimentary hand-pieces which were comparatively heavy.
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What has never been achieved to date is the cooling of materials doped with erbium.
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Laser ablation of bone with erbium laser wavelengths proceeds in a similar fashion.
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The NIST team heated erbium to over 1300 degrees C to make a stream of atoms.
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The repeaters are optical amplifier repeaters, using erbium-doped amplifiers.
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And now Francesca Ferlaino accomplished this feat with the element erbium.
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The elements, such as erbium and ytterbium, amplify light signals when excited by a laser.
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The erbium group are thought to cause coagulation of tubular contents.
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A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
Erbium is a chemical element in the lanthanide series, with the symbol Er and atomic number 68. A silvery-white solid metal when artificially isolated, natural erbium is always found in chemical combination with other elements on Earth. ...
A metallic chemical element (symbol Er) with an atomic number of 68