The Elements
Everything around you is built from these 118 building blocks. Tap any element to see what it is, watch its atom, and learn how it powers the modern economy — from the silicon in your phone to the rare earths inside a fighter jet.
Physical data from PubChem (U.S. National Institutes of Health, public domain). Element photographs from Wikimedia Commons under free, commercial-use licences (each is credited on its own card). Explanations, and the “Elements at work” stories, written by SpecEnvoy from public reporting — figures that move quickly (battery specifications, production dates) are stated with the date they were announced. Nothing here is tracked.