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Uranium (chemical symbol U) is a naturally occurring radioactive element. In its pure form it is a silver ... 10-centimetre cube would weigh 20 kilograms. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ...

energy scale calibration. • Qualitative analysis – identification of elements including examples using software, changing X-ray sources, charging and its effect on qualitative analysis, interpretation ...

Heavy ligands such as polyoxometalates are opening a new frontier in actinide chemistry. Studying materials that are both ...

After a year of fastidious planning, a microscopic sample of the ultra-rare radioactive element berkelium arrived at a ...

It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...

Studies that explore how the denser sections of atoms, known as atomic nuclei, interact with neutrons (i.e., particles with ...

GS-z13-1, marks the earliest sign yet spotted of the era of cosmic reionization at 330 million years after the Big Bang.

Photoluminescent materials are more than just the glow-in-the-dark stars your parents glued to your bedroom ceiling as a ...

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, releasing energy equivalent to over 300 atomic bombs and causing more than 1,600 deaths. Aftershocks may persist due to ongoing tectonic activity.

A quantum breakthrough in strange metals could unlock energy-efficient superconductors, revolutionizing power grids.

The first radioisotope battery was developed in 1954 by the Atomic Energy Commission in the US. It used strontium-90 as the radioactive source and converted energy from beta particles into ...