Only a Few Grams of This Element Exist—and Scientists Have Used It to Break the Rules of the Periodic Table
More than 75 years after its initial discovery, scientists have created an organometallic molecule containing the ...
This Tiny Particle is Redefining Our View of the Atomic Nucleus
University of Queensland scientists have cracked a long-standing puzzle in nuclear physics, showing that nuclear polarization ...
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Atomic discovery made at University of Ottawa could one day advance quantum computing, medical imaging
The physics team devised a new method for controlling ionization, but doesn't expect real-world applications in the near ...
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Periodic Table of Chemical Elements
organizes all discovered chemical elements in rows (called periods) and columns (called groups) according to increasing atomic number. Scientists use the periodic table to quickly refer to information ...
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Periodic table of elements quiz: How many elements can you name in 10 minutes?
It arranges all natural and synthetic elements by their atomic number , ranging from 1 to 118, grouping them by elements that ...
Octupole excitation: Research provides direct evidence for rare, pulsing pear shapes in gadolinium nuclei
For the first time, scientists have acquired direct evidence of rare, pulsing pear-shaped structures within atomic nuclei of ...
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UB, Berkeley Lab scientists discover new heavy-metal molecule ‘berkelocene’
The pioneering nuclear chemist Glenn Seaborg discovered berkelium at Berkeley Lab in 1949. It was one of many achievements ...
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3D imaging technique captures dynamic atomic shifts in nanoparticles, revealing unexpected structural phases
This advancement opens new avenues for a deeper understanding of atomic-level changes in nanoparticles during complex chemical reactions. Particularly significant is that this research ...