The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

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Water transport in periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs) was studied using pulsed field gradient NMR. A series of isogeometric PMO materials with different chemical compositions of the pore walls ...

It has all the makings of a toxic controversy. Growing evidence suggests that the molecules known as forever chemicals — used in everyday items such as cosmetics, non-stick pans and water-repellent ...

GM plans to roll out a new battery chemistry once scoffed at for its short life, and it'll form a key prong in its continued battery expansion.

Move beyond lithium and its dominance in semiconductors. There exists a group of 17 other metals with mostly difficult-to-pronounce names but whose products are widespread around us. Here’s a full ...

The hydrothermal reactions of both PuO22+ and PuO2 with phosphonates results in the formation of Pu(IV) phosphonates. Pu(CH3PO3)2, Pu[CH2(PO3)2](H2O), and UO2Pu(H2O)2[CH2(PO3)(PO3H)]2 have been ...

Quick geology lesson: There are 17 types of rare earths, and they’re used as the building blocks in cars, semiconductors, missiles, drones, and more. China mines 70% and processes 90% of the ...

The discovery of a metal-rich star packed with both light and heavy elements hints at exotic stellar explosions and the role of ancient dwarf galaxies in seeding the cosmos with uranium and thorium.