Many heavy atoms form from a supernova explosion, the remnants of which are shown in this image. NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage ...

Carbon, one of the most abundant elements in the universe, constitutes many key components of life and technology. Because of this, the material is ...

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

A team of scientists across several U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories has unraveled how light and a ...

Physicists have solved a long-standing puzzle about mercury’s nuclear fission by using a five-dimensional model that ...

Blink and you might miss it, but if you keep your eye on the monitors in professor Sebastian Will's lab, you'll catch a ...

The creation of a new magnetic molecule could pave the way to build new, stamp-sized hard drives capable of holding the ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How do atoms form? – Joshua, age 7, Shoreview, ...

Mr Conneely added that while the physics paper contained a good choice of questions, it contrasted with “very limited choice” in the sample Leaving Cert physics exam papers for the new physics ...

Ever since graphene’s discovery 2 decades ago, the iconic 1-atom-thick sheet of carbon has inspired researchers to create a growing family of other 2D materials. Most are compounds, but almost ...

In rare earth elements, the glow results from electron transitions between 4f orbitals—regions around the atomic nucleus where electrons can reside. Typically, the energy of these transitions is fixed ...