Elementouch is a new three-dimensional periodic table of the elements.
The element names are continuously arranged on three circular surfaces representing the electron orbits of an atom. In this way, the properties of each element in its typical ionic state can be seen more clearly than in the conventional planar periodic table.
Elementouch is an invention of Professor Yoshiteru Maeno at Kyoto University, a physicist specializing in superconductivity.
You can make your own Elementouch by using the patterns downloaded from this homepage.
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September 2002, Cover page of "Butsuri", a monthly journal from the Physical Society of Japan
October and November 2002, Science Fairs in Hiroshima and in Kyoto (newspaper article)
February 2002, Sale started at Kyoto University COOP Book Stores
June 2003, Adopted in a "Degital Contents Program" for high-school education by Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT)
July, 2003, Science Fair in Tokyo
September 2003, Used for souvenirs for the conference participants at the 10th International Workshop on Oxide Electronics (Augsburg, Germany)
September 2003, Introduced in Prof. Hidetoshi Fukuyama's book "Invitation to Solid State Science".
