: a silvery malleable fusible chiefly trivalent metallic element that occurs especially in sphalerite ores and is used especially as a plating material, in alloys, and in electronics see Chemical Elements Table
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The researchers specify the battery being used for testing; one electrode is an indium/lithium metal foil, and the other is a mix of carbon, sulfur, and the glass electrolyte.
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Others less so: Tiny flecks of indium make the screen sensitive to the touch of a finger.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
For example, our group recently demonstrated the attachment of an indium phosphide die to an SoIF for potential use in high-frequency circuits.
—Puneet Gupta, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2019
The testing was supposed to detect cadmium if present at a minimum concentration of 0.5 mg per 1 kg, while indium was tested at a minimum detection standard of 2 mg/kg or 5 mg/kg, depending on the testing lab.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Others less so: Tiny flecks of indium make the screen sensitive to the touch of a finger.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
For example, our group recently demonstrated the attachment of an indium phosphide die to an SoIF for potential use in high-frequency circuits.
—Puneet Gupta, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2019
The testing was supposed to detect cadmium if present at a minimum concentration of 0.5 mg per 1 kg, while indium was tested at a minimum detection standard of 2 mg/kg or 5 mg/kg, depending on the testing lab.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
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indium
noun
in·di·um
ˈin-dē-əm 
: a malleable fusible silvery metallic element that is chiefly trivalent, occurs especially in sphalerite ores, and is used as a plating for bearings, in alloys having a low melting point, and in making transistors
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