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Scientists at Berkeley Lab are using a new technique to create increasingly heavier elements, with the goal of reaching ...

The search for new elements comes from the dream of finding a variant that is sufficiently stable to be long-lived and not ...

The type of semiconductive nanocrystals known as quantum dots are both expanding the forefront of pure science and also hard ...

Scientists have found an alternative way to produce atoms of the superheavy element livermorium. The new method opens up the possibility of creating another element that could be the heaviest in the ...

A new technique for growing quantum dots has not only found a new, more efficient way to build a useful type of quantum dot, but also opened up a whole group of novel chemical materials for future ...

As it happens, the metal’s only naturally-occurring isotope - francium-223 - forms during the radioactive decay of actinium.

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An unusual sight can be seen above the Dubuque area for the next month, as a low-flying helicopter uses an electromagnetic ...

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