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 ...
Stanislav Kondrashov Releases New Article on the 17 Rare Earth Elements
Stanislav Kondrashov's latest article examines lanthanum's unique properties, industrial applications, and significance in metallurgy, alloys, ...
Eco-friendly rare earth element separation: A bioinspired solution to an industry challenge
From smartphones to wind turbines, rare earth elements (REEs) are an essential part of the hardware in many advanced ...
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Heavy ligands unravel new chemistry for heavy elements
The transplutonium actinides are highly radioactive and rare, making them difficult to study. To examine their chemical ...
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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 ...
Named for a fire god, radioactive element at ORNL could now 'rewrite chemistry textbooks'
Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered a rare radioactive element called promethium. Nearly 80 years later, scientists have unlocked it.
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UB and 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 ...