Caesium

In traditional Japanese basket-weaving, the ancient "Kagome" design seen in many handcrafted creations is characterized by a symmetrical pattern of interlaced triangles with shared corners. In quantum physics, the Kagome name has been borrowed by scientists to describe a class of materials with an atomic structure closely resembling this distinctive lattice pattern.

The U.S. is 100% reliant on imports for 12 minerals that are key to the production of semiconductors and other high-tech products.

Molecular Bose-Einstein condensates could help to provide the answers to fundamental questions or form the basis of new quantum computers

A new detector system based on the game "Tetris" could enable inexpensive, accurate radiation detectors for monitoring nuclear sites.

More than two decades ago, scientists predicted that at ultra-low temperatures, many atoms could undergo 'quantum superchemistry' and chemically react as one. They've finally shown it's real.

Let's assume fusion is available to everyone, anywhere, at all times. "Green" energy from A to Z. Things are jolly, no more green-house gases, no more radioactive Cs-o-Sr that replace the potassium-o-Ca in our bodies, thus having us radiated... But... every form of energy, as far as we know (which, despite all the fuzz, is not a lot), eventually ends up as heat. The motion of atoms and molecules. Can't stop it,…

Highly radioactive water leaked from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, but none escaped the facility, its operator said.

At the 2023 Wulff Lecture, MIT alumna Sossina Haile described her pursuit of a sustainable future with green hydrogen, advancing renewable energy and addressing climate change through innovative fuel cell technology.

The Chernobyl and (to a lesser extent) Fukushima nuclear accidents contaminated large areas of land with low-level radioactivity. After both accidents, huge efforts were taken to decontaminate the affected areas.

A new type of chemistry performed at very cold temperatures on very small particles enables quick, precise reactions

ComPair is set to unravel "lots of interesting science."

A Republican caller to C-SPAN urged "civil war" because "Democrats suck." During Monday's Washington Journal program, a caller from Massachusetts named Bill claimed, "Democrats had the Supreme Court for 60 or 70 years, and everything went their way." "And everything was fine and dandy as long ...

Nuclear energy is crucial for producing cleaner energy, but the associated radioactive pollution requires strategic solutions. Cesium (Cs+) is a toxic radionuclide generated from nuclear power plants that demands immobilization and high adsorption methods to prevent environmental pollution.

Tiny materials one hundred thousand times smaller than the width of a strand of hair could be used to improve solar cell technology.

The phenomenon of chemically synthesized life in extreme deep-sea environment is an international research hotspot in deep-sea science and life science. However, due to the extremely low concentration of organic macromolecules such as extracellular metabolites synthesized by deep-sea chemicals and the complex surrounding environment, there is no in-situ detection technology so far.

Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea.

Whether through theft, carelessness or by accident — it's scary to think of how often these dangerous materials have disappeared.

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The capsule is no bigger than a coin.

Authorities locate radioactive capsule in Australia's outback after more than a week of searching a 870-mile long stretch.