The discovery of rare earths, like many stories, began with a small, unexpected event. In 1787, Carl Axel Arrhenius, a ...

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

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 ...

Those interested in science topics such as the periodic table will have the opportunity to learn more about it and what its arrangements tell about each element. Dr. Christian Brückner, ...

For the first time, researchers have shown that self-assembled phosphorus chains can host genuinely one-dimensional electron ...

The Signal Path] shows us how to recreate a classic science experiment to measure the weight of an electron. Things are ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a powerful new method to visualize an essential lithium-ion battery electrode component that had been extremely difficult to trace before. The ...