We now know how gold crystals begin to form on an atomic basis. For the first time, scientists observed – and filmed! – The first milliseconds of gold crystal formation and found that it is more complex than previous research suggested. Instead of a single, irreversible transition, the atoms come …
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Scientists have set a new world record for high-temperature plasma, reaching ion temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (180 million degrees Fahrenheit) for a 20-second period with a Korea Superconducting TalkMac Advanced Research (KSTAR) device. Known as Korea’s “artificial sun”, KSTAR uses magnetic fields to generate and stabilize ultra-hot plasma …
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Iran urges US to suspend nuclear program Amid tensions with Fordo, construction has begun on the site of its underground nuclear facility, satellite photos obtained Friday by the Associated Press show. Iran It has not publicly acknowledged any new construction at Fordo, which was discovered …
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Like all stars, our sun is powered by the fusion of hydrogen into heavy elements. Nuclear fusion is not only what makes stars shine, it is also the primary source of the chemical elements that make up the world around us. Much of our understanding of stellar fusion comes from …
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The Periodic Table of Elements, created primarily by the Russian chemist Dmitry Mendeleev (1834-1907), celebrated its 150th anniversary last year. Its importance as an organization theory of chemistry will be difficult to understand – all emerging chemists are familiar with it from an early stage of their education. Given the …
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