Heavy actinides—elements at the bottom of the periodic table, after plutonium—are radioactive, rare and chemically complex, ...

Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a way to do this without using toxic mercury ...

Nuclear chemists are detail-oriented, focused and disciplined. They have an aptitude for chemistry, biochemistry, and statistics. They also have a keen interest in understanding radioactive substances ...

Dow Chemical aims to build four mini-nuclear reactors at its Seadrift site in Texas to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

In contrast, China has been ramping up nuclear production with public-sector support. “Now China is really showing the world ...

Dow Chemical and X-energy are one step closer to bringing advanced nuclear technology to a chemical plant in Texas. Nuclear reactors could someday power a chemical plant in Texas, making it the ...

However, the resulting molecular structure is so reactive with ... and perhaps its behavior in materials like nuclear waste. Heavy element researchers have been keen to lock down the 15 ...

The isolation of compounds featuring an actinide–actinide bond is challenging. Now a well-defined Th(III) dimer with a Th–Th two-centre one-electron (2c-1e) σ bond and a 2c-1e π bond is ...