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Indium was discovered [[spectroscope | spectroscopically]] (many 19th century element discoveries were made this way) while searching for thallium in zinc ores.
 
Indium was discovered [[spectroscope | spectroscopically]] (many 19th century element discoveries were made this way) while searching for thallium in zinc ores.
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Indium oxide. mixed with a small amount of tin oxide, has the remarkable and very useful property of being a transparent [[conductance|conductor]] of electricity.  This makes it useful as the front electrode of [[Liquid crystal display (LCD)|liquid crystal displays (LCD)]].
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Indium oxide, mixed with a small amount of [[tin(II) oxide]], has the remarkable and very useful property of being a transparent [[conductance|conductor]] of electricity.  This makes it useful as the front electrode of [[Liquid crystal display (LCD)|liquid crystal displays (LCD)]].
    
[[Category:Elements]]
 
[[Category:Elements]]
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