NOVA Elements is now officially available for Windows 8.1. The popular educational app has been available for the iPad for quite some time, but now Surface fans can learn all about the periodic table on their favorite device.
Nova is a popular science television series from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Nova has a spinoff program called Nova ScienceNow that's currently hosted by David Pogue.
A two-hour Nova program, Hunting the Elements, was hosted by Pogue and focused on the building blocks of our universe. NOVA Elements is a companion app for that program and includes some features to help you learn.
Here's what you can do with NOVA Elements:
Learn key facts about each element: its discovery, appearance, real-world application and more.
- Play in an atomic sandbox to create any or all of the 118 elements by adding the correct number of protons, neutrons and electrons.
- Combine the elements you've built into 3D rotatable molecules found in everyday objects, like a banana or a watch, in the "My Essential Elements" game.
- Jump to related segments in NOVA's "Hunting the Elements" program with the tappable periodic table.
- Share your exploration and discoveries with tweets.
- Watch the complete two-hour NOVA program, Hunting the Elements. Streaming is only available in the U.S. and its territories.
By far the coolest feature in this app is the ability to watch the entire Hunting the Elements episode. The ability to explore an interactive periodic table is fun as well.
Take this app for a spin and let us know what you learn!
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