Astatine

An experiment performed in the Accelerator Laboratory of University of Jyväskylä, Finland, has succeeded in producing a previously unknown atomic nucleus, 190-Astatine, consisting of 85 protons and 105 neutrons. The nucleus is the lightest isotope of astatine discovered to date.

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Here's to astatine: we barely know ye.

Several studies have predicted that the water splitting reaction could be catalyzed by certain groups of 2D materials—each measuring just a few atoms thick. One particularly promising group are named 2D Janus materials, whose two sides each feature a different molecular composition.

IS BITCOIN LIKE GOLD? I am told that bitcoin is like one of those rare objects, like diamonds or gold, and therefore humans crave for it. Rarity, or limited supply, is what makes humans covet them. Bitcoin is rare, therefore humans covet it, is how they reason. I personally do not think that is the case. Take Astatine, which is one of the rarest element on the planet Earth. It is rare, and yet, humans have no…