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Experimental first Conceptual art showing the rare-earth element promethium in a vial surrounded by an organic ligand. (Courtesy: Jacquelyn DeMink, art; Thomas Dyke, photography; ORNL, US Dept. of ...

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A new family of self-assembled nanomaterials capable of storing large amounts of tensile strain, without damage to the crystalline structure, is currently being developed by scientists. Next to ...

The heaviest element that humans have ever found is called oganesson. Each atom of the stuff packs a whopping 118 protons into its dense center. In contrast, hydrogen—the most abundant element in the ...

On a stage in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization headquarters in Paris, Yuri Oganessian holds a microphone in one hand and a small remote control in the other. Over ...

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