“Ghost particles” may be the secret behind the heaviest elements
Large atoms require a lot of energy to build. A new model of quantum interactions now suggests that some of the lightest particles in the universe may play a critical…
Amazing discovery: Waste eggshells can regenerate rare-earth elements needed for green energy
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The biggest explosions in the universe created the elements we’re made of, but there’s another mysterious source out there
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The biggest explosions in the universe made some of the elements we are made of. But there is another mysterious source there
After its "birth" in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More or less…
ORNL unlocks properties of promethium by studying rare radioactive elements
Nearly 80 years after scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered an extremely rare radioactive element called promethium, a team at the lab has published a landmark study on the…