I N THEir QUEST to build a better battery, researchers have blazed a trail through the elements of the periodic table. The ...

The outer shells of non-metal atoms gain electrons when they form ions: the ions formed are negative, because they have more electrons than protons the ions have the electronic structure of a noble ...

Every living organism uses tiny quantities of metals to carry out biological functions, including breathing, transcribing DNA ...

Ion Battery Technology Starting in 2015, prices for lithium almost tripled to more than $20,000 a tonne in just ten months.

These innovators are creating new materials for these and other technologies. She manufactured a metal foam that reduces ...

Life as we know it relies on small quantities of metals to perform essential biological functions like breathing, DNA ...

Julia Carpenter, 33, invented a simple, cost-effective way to make a foam-like material out of metal that has a thousand ...

When Jacklyn Gates graduated from Area Senior High in 2000, she thought she might want to be a veterinarian. That was until ...

By forging a new method of creating superheavy elements, chemists may be on track to create element 120 starting in late 2025. On July 23 at the Nuclear Structure 2024 meeting, researchers presented ...

A team of scientists has made significant progress in the ongoing quest to create new, long-lasting superheavy nuclei. These ...

Reducing the environmental impact of lithium-ion batteries is key, handheld XRF can be used to optimize the recycling process ...

Every living organism uses tiny quantities of metals to carry out biological functions, including breathing, transcribing DNA, turning food into energy, or any number of essential life processes.