: 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 chip, detailed in a Nature paper, has eight topological qubits made from indium arsenide and aluminum.
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Charlie Fink, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Graphene has long been pursued as a potential replacement for indium tin oxide (ITO) as a transparent electrode material for displays.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Sep. 2015
Although China is a source of indium, U.S. allies South Korea, Japan and Canada are also major suppliers of the metal used to produce TV and phone screens.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
And the commerce ministry and customs administration jointly announced fresh export controls on a handful of rare metals, including tungsten, indium and molybdenum.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Fink, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Graphene has long been pursued as a potential replacement for indium tin oxide (ITO) as a transparent electrode material for displays.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Sep. 2015
Although China is a source of indium, U.S. allies South Korea, Japan and Canada are also major suppliers of the metal used to produce TV and phone screens.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
And the commerce ministry and customs administration jointly announced fresh export controls on a handful of rare metals, including tungsten, indium and molybdenum.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
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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
—symbol In
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