The Musicality of the Elements.

A recent college graduate has used data sonification to convert the visible light given off by the elements into audio, creating unique, complex sounds for each one. The researcher aims to create an interactive, real-time musical periodic table, which allows both children and adults to select an element and see a display of its visible light spectrum and hear it at the same time. This sound-based approach has potential value as an alternative teaching method in chemistry classrooms, because it's inclusive to people with visual impairments and different learning styles.