More about Germanium
Germanium chip has an amazing capacity to raise the level of activity of various organs by enabling them to attract more oxygen to support the body's natural defense system. It is said that Germanium helps improve oxygen flow to tissues and boosts circulation, which improves stamina and endurance. As a result, more oxygen moves around and a person feels more energetic.
"Germanium" first proposed to exist by Dmitri Mendeleyev in 1871 based on gaps in his newly created Periodic Table of Elements, germanium was discovered by the German chemist Clemens Winkler in the mineral argyrodite (Ag8GeS6) in 1886.
Today, germanium is primarily obtained from the smelting of zinc ores and from the byproducts of burning certain types of coal. The largest use of germanium is in the semiconductor industry.
When doped with small amounts of arsenic, gallium, indium, antimony or phosphorus, germanium is used to make transistors for use in electronic devices. Germanium is also used to create alloys and as a phosphor in fluorescent lamps.
Both germanium and germanium oxide (GeO) are transparent to infrared radiation and are used in infrared optical instruments and infrared detectors. Some germanium compounds seem to be effective in killing some types of bacteria and are currently being studied for use in chemotherapy.
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