Actinides are a group of heavy, radioactive elements that include uranium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium and ...

A mathematical equivalent of a microscope with variable resolution has shed light on why some atoms are exceptionally stable, ...

As Class 10 Science exams approach, students are revising the periodic table using smart memory techniques rather than rote ...

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THE third edition of this excellent text-book will be as welcome as were its predecessors. Compared with the first issue, which appeared in 1921, the biggest change made is the substitution of the ...

A historic experiment has shattered the legendary "nobility" of gold, revealing a new chemical reality that changes everything we know about the universe.

AMES, Iowa – A tiny, solid sample of a drug, complete with active and inactive ingredients, spun at 50,000 revolutions per ...

Aaron Rossini of Iowa State and Ames National Laboratory with the nuclear magnetic resonance instrument in his Hach Hall lab. Iowa State ...

Rare earth elements are essential for modern technology, but their similar chemistry makes separation difficult and expensive. Now researchers are exploring new technologies to streamline processing ...

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt has achieved a world-leading position in the discovery of nuclear isomers, with 192 identified to date according to a new statistical ...

Well, imagine walking into a mine in Ogdensburg, New Jersey, and forgetting you’re even on planet Earth anymore because the ...