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, ...

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

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

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 ...

NYSE’s move toward onchain systems aims to enable faster settlement and more efficient collateral use. Here’s what it could change for trading, risk management and market structure.

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

This article presents a method for developing elastic nanoarchitected metamaterials with tunable optical responses.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have trapped a single plutonium atom inside a tiny molecular cage, using only six micrograms of the radioactive metal. The work turns an element ...

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 ...