Californium-252, produced during the later experiments, has a half life of around two and a half years. During much of that time, a microgram-sized sample is giving off 170,000,000 neutrons per ...

The 5 mg of californium used in Albrecht-Schmitt’s research cost a whopping $1.4 million to obtain, and required years of work with the U.S. Department of Energy. [ Phys.org ] More Must-Reads ...

The fourth element maker, Albert Ghiorso, 45, has a Berkeley B.S. in electrical engineering, but he got into longhair physics by a back door. Son of a Vallejo, Calif, riveter, he went to work for ...

Do you know the way to Berkelium, Californium? Heavy elements and a really powerful microscope help scientists map uncharted paths toward new materials and cancer therapies ...

New research shows that californium, a little-known element on the periodic table, may prove effective in storing radioactive waste. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES. NEWSLETTER SIGNUP.

Chemists have made a breakthrough in research into how radioactive waste is stored – through an element called californium. The team from the Florida State University said their research into ...

Upon approval, Tennessee will become the second state to have an element named after it, according to Vanderbilt. Californium, element 98, was discovered in the 1950s, the university said.