Understanding these cosmic collisions not only sheds light on the origins of elements but also reveals the history that ...

Heavy ligands such as polyoxometalates are opening a new frontier in actinide chemistry. Studying materials that are both ...

Imagine never charging your phone again or having a pacemaker that lasts a lifetime. Scientists are developing tiny nuclear ...

Chemist Zheming Wang is the newest AAAS Fellow, joining the ranks of astronaut Mae Jemison, and Steven Chu, 1997 Nobel ...

Unlike other elements reportedly gathered by Lidden, the plutonium sparked a major hazmat alert, requiring a response from the Australian Border Force (ABF) officials, firefighters, and police. He and ...

The lack of regulatory oversight of radioactive waste in the oil and gas industry has created an environment ripe for some ...

Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries typically last hours or days between charging. However, with repeated use, ...

The atomic energy of betavoltaic batteries can power a variety of devices, from aerospace and robots to your future ...

After a year of fastidious planning, a microscopic sample of the ultra-rare radioactive element berkelium arrived at a ...

“The track record for this industry is abysmal,” said Taylor McKinnon, who is the southwest director of the environmental ...

How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...

Physicists have measured a nuclear reaction that can occur in neutron star collisions, providing direct experimental data for a process that had previously only been theorised. The study, led by the ...