A long time just predicted,
Mendeleyev had it depicted.
Ekasilicon was a theory,
Winkler found the reality.

Named after Germany,
he filled the gap which was free.
A semiconductor, a metalloid,
with it, possibilities had been freed.

Germanium is invisible to infrared,
and lenses are easily made,
Thermal imaging, hot spot detection,
for military and fire-fighter action.

Furthermore used in microscopy,
and in the electronic industry.
In flat solar cells with Arsenic and Gallium,
fit for alternative energy this Germanium.

It is a catalyst for polymerisation,
not in every country this found realization.
In Japan PET is more shiney than in the US,
why, you might probably guess.

The japanese use Germanium for that,
brilliance in the plastics is what you get.
In quantum computer technology,
its future potential is a guarantee.

A hybrid material between metal and isolator,
an energy manipulator.
Not essential for life or biology,
but it supports us that we can better see.

Germanium can broaden our vision,
on a future relevant mission.
Solar energy, brilliance,
a clear view against ignorance.