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Niobium's battle of quantity and quality

New uses and new prospects might make niobium a more attractive metal

The Death of Niobe’s Children, relief of a front panel of a sarcophagus, Roman work of the second half of the 2nd century AD, Museo archeologico nazionale di Venezia

The Death of Niobe’s Children, relief of a front panel of a sarcophagus, Roman work of the second half of the 2nd century AD, Museo archeologico nazionale di Venezia | Credits: Flickr / Carole Raddato

In Greek myth, Niobe claimed that having fourteen children made her a better mother than the goddess Leto, who had just two. Leto, enraged by Niobe's boast, sent those two children, Apollo and Athena,...

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