The element’s unusual electron structure and behavior are vital to understanding and exploiting the chemical bonding and reactivity of the heavy elements.
Crests of watery waves breaking in oil may be the gatekeepers to transport vital chemicals in industrial separation process.
Research offers new insights for maximizing sugar production in biofuel crops.
Water changes how cobalt-based molecule turns carbon dioxide into chemical feedstock.
Americium(III) is selectively and efficiently separated from europium(III) by an extractant in an ionic liquid.
Understanding assembly principles may inspire new approaches for making valuable products.
First known material capable of emitting single photons at room temperature and telecom wavelengths.
The arrangement of electrons in an exotic human-made element shows that certain properties of heavy elements cannot be predicted using lighter ones.
Scientists capture excess light energy to produce fuel, essentially storing sunlight’s energy for a rainy day.
Plutonium has more verified and accessible oxidation states than any other actinide element, an important insight for energy and security applications.
Easily manufactured membranes aid efficient chemical separation.
A new uranium-based metal-organic framework, NU-1301, could aid energy producers and industry.
