GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt has achieved a world-leading position in the discovery of nuclear isomers, with 192 identified to date according to a new statistical ...

Using a galvanised nail and a copper penny as electrodes and lemon juice as an electrolyte can create a rudimentary battery. When the zinc-coated nail is pushed into a lemon, the mild citric acid in ...

Actinides are a group of heavy, radioactive elements that include uranium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium and ...

Those interested in science topics such as the periodic table will have the opportunity to learn more about it and what its arrangements tell about each element. Dr. Christian Brückner, ...

The Sterling Hill Mining Museum sits atop the world’s most diverse fluorescent mineral deposit, and if you haven’t been there yet, you’re missing out on one of the most spectacular natural phenomena ...

In this edition, AI Prognosis talks to STAT's Casey Ross, a Pulitzer finalist laser-focused on health insurers' use of AI, ...

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy have claimed two new record efficiencies in tandem PV modules.

Fraunhofer scientists have announced two efficiency records for III-V tandem modules. The team says its 34.2% efficiency III-V germanium PV module is the most efficient solar module in the world, ...

What if you took your school assignment to the next level and decided to collect physical samples of as many elements as possible?

University labs have partnered with a new startup focused on retrieving rare earth minerals from waste sources.  SUPRA ...

A mathematical equivalent of a microscope with variable resolution has shed light on why some atoms are exceptionally stable, ...