BBC World Service Online

Migrated podcast image for: Elements

Elements

Factual: Science & Nature

Chemical elements: where do we get them and how do they fit into our economy?

A close look at chemical elements, the basic building blocks of the universe. Where do we get them, what do we use them for and how do they fit into our economy?

Elements: Nickel

02/07/2015

Nickel

BBC World Service - Elements, Nickel

The economy of Nickel, the metal and element that made the jet age possible

The economy of Nickel, the metal and element that made the jet age possible along with margarine and bicycle sprockets.

Nickel is the metal that made the jet age possible, not to mention margarine and bicycle sprockets. We visit Rolls Royce to discover the incredible materials science that this chemical element and its super-alloys have driven.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Elements

Nickel

Genres

Brand

BBC World Service Online

About BBC World Service