Gallium arsenide, not straight gallium. Gallium is strange stuff; GaAs is very widely used in the electronics industry but in such tiny amounts that world demand for gallium is quite low. But people watch the price because, if it falls, it suggests a slowdown in demand for a number of communications products, as well as LEDs. It has been falling a bit lately, which suggests we may be heading for a recession.
I’m in two minds about this; I’d like a sample to add to my little bottles of indium and iridium, but I would feel bad about dissipating any supplies of a metal we may need for more important things one day.
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