Everything we can see and touch, and quite a lot that we can’t as well, is made of tiny particles called atoms. Some substances, like particles of this iron, contain only one kind of atom. Iron is an ...
Scientists in the US have rewritten the rules of materials discovery after creating a ...
In this video excerpt from NOVA's "Hunting the Elements," New York Times technology columnist David Pogue investigates chemical reactions involving sodium. Find out how the electron configuration of ...
A team of chemists at King’s College London has synthesized an entirely new type of aluminum compound that can perform ...
You may have noticed that the rock formations are very different colors. The rock formations on the left are from Red Rock State Park in Texas, and on the right is El Capitan Mountain in Yosemite ...
A team at King’s College London has created a powerful new aluminum compound capable of doing the work of expensive rare ...