How to Use ruthenium in a Sentence

ruthenium

noun

• The ruthenium atom is solidly attached to a base of molecular groups shaped like a five-petaled flower.
  — Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2019
• In 1992, Grubbs solved the problem by using ruthenium as a catalyst.
  — John Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2021
• Rhodium, iridium and ruthenium count among the precious metals that are more rare than gold, according to the U.K.’s Royal Mint.
  — Victor Reklaitis, WSJ, 4 May 2017
• One of these metals is ruthenium, which is rare on Earth but common in meteorites, according to a statement.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2024
• Ruthenium, top vias, and air gaps Among the replacements for copper, ruthenium has gained a following.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
• The chemical element with the atomic number 44 is called ruthenium.
  — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, 8 Apr. 2018
• Luckily, that technetium decays into a type of ruthenium, which is stable.
  — Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 4 Sep. 2018
• After all, the supplies of precious metals contained in asteroids, such as platinum, cobalt and ruthenium, are nearly endless.
  — Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2019
• But research is showing that the old formulas used to build copper interconnects are a disadvantage to ruthenium.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
• Already, the ruthenium data show that the Chicxulub impactor was probably not a comet, contrary to previous suggestions.
  — Byadam Mann, science.org, 15 Aug. 2024
• In 1992, Grubbs improved the process by demonstrating that another metal, ruthenium, was a more stable catalyst and was easily adapted for use in air, water or alcohol.
  — Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2021
• Combining a small amount of hydrogen brought from Earth with martian atmospheric carbon dioxide in the presence of a nickel or ruthenium catalyst would yield methane and water.
  — David S. F. Portree, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2012
• The Census Bureau’s count for other precious metals includes silver, platinum, palladium and more obscure sources such as ruthenium and iridium.
  — Dian Zhang, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2021
• Battery materials such as cobalt and steel-hardener vanadium have surged, while minor precious metals like ruthenium rallied too.
  — Thomas Biesheuvel, Bloomberg.com, 11 Sep. 2017
• Although fullerene wheels must be attached in the final synthetic step, p-carborane- and ruthenium-based wheels do not inhibit organometallic coupling reactions, which allows a more convergent synthesis of molecular machines.
  — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2015
• Finnish authorities also reportedly detected small levels of cobalt, ruthenium and cesium in mid-June.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2020
• Platinum is part of the six platinum-group metals (PGM), including palladium, iridium, rhodium, ruthenium, and osmium.
  — Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 July 2023
• Platinum is part of the six platinum-group metals (PGM), including palladium, iridium, rhodium, ruthenium, and osmium.
  — Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
• In December 2023, however, astronomers reported in the journal Science that there are excess amounts of several lighter elements—ruthenium, rhodium, palladium and silver—in some stars.
  — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
• In addition to ruthenium, iridium, osmium, platinum, platinum, and rhodium are rare on Earth, but common in meteorites, so a global distribution is consistent with initiating a mass extinction.
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2024
• Beyond questions about recyclability, ruthenium—an element used in the molecule—is quite expensive.
  — Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024