Scientists Have Discovered the Pathway to Element 120—the Holy Grail of Chemistry

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has announced a new way to reliably make element 116, livermorium. The results, made by ...

Chemistry’s holy grail in sight — scientists reveal path toward elusive element 120

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory achieved a breakthrough. They created livermorium, element 116, using titanium-50. This new method is more reliable than previous attempts.

Boron replaces metal by forming complexes with olefins, reducing toxicity and cost

When it comes to eliminating toxic and expensive heavy metals in the chemical industry, a new study from the University of ...
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What we know about the 'magic numbers' in nuclear physics that let some atoms last forever

Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years? Certain "magic numbers" of nuclear particles may ...