Since the Sun is so hot, how can it contain oxygen, carbon, and other elements without destroying them?Bob FoundIndian ...

The iconic chart of elements has served chemistry well for 150 years. But it’s not the only option out there, and scientists are pushing its limits. By Siobhan Roberts When Sir Martyn Poliakoff, a ...

The rare radioactive substance made its way from the United States to Russia on a commercial flight in June 2009. Customs officers balked at accepting the package, which was ensconced in lead ...

Scientists discover heavy element chemistry can change at high pressures Date: July 17, 2020 Source: Florida State University Summary: An international team of researchers has demonstrated how curium ...

At the far end of the periodic table is a realm where nothing is quite as it should be. The elements here, starting at atomic number 104 (rutherfordium), have never been found in nature. In fact, they ...

If you ever want to open a chemistry theme restaurant, you should be sure to furnish it with 118 tables — one for each element. Note that it could not be a Greek restaurant, because then the number of ...

There are 118 elements on the periodic table, but it seems like only a handful of them get any attention. But just because ...

A century and a half ago, a Russian chemistry professor published a classification of all the known elements, organized by atomic weight. Today, the system that he created for his students — plus some ...

If you wanted to create the world’s next undiscovered element, number 119 in the periodic table, here’s a possible recipe. Take a few milligrams of berkelium, a rare radioactive metal that can be made ...

A research team has developed an AI technique capable of expediting the identification of materials with desirable characteristics. Using this technique, the team was able to discover high-performance ...

A discussion with Georgia Tech scientists and science fiction writers explores connection in science, fiction and culture. M.G. Finn is a professor and chair of Georgia Tech’s School of Chemistry and ...