Heavy ligands such as polyoxometalates are opening a new frontier in actinide chemistry. Studying materials that are both radioactive and rare presents significant challenges. The elements that follow ...

More than 75 years after its initial discovery, scientists have created an organometallic molecule containing the transuranium element berkelium. According to a new study, the electronic signature of ...

Particle-accelerator study focuses on the r-process thought to be responsible for forming elements heavier than iron ...

Organometallic compounds—molecules where metal atoms are bonded to carbon—are common in early actinide elements like uranium ...

Organometallic molecules, which consist of a metal ion surrounded by a carbon-based framework, are relatively common for early actinide elements like uranium (atomic number 92) but are scarcely known ...

There are still surprising gaps in our knowledge about how actinide elements form chemical bonds with other elements. One of the big questions is the extent to which electrons are shared between the ...

Every day is exciting when you’re experimenting at the frontiers of inorganic chemistry, pushing elements to give up their secrets. Dr Josef Boronski Actinide elements, such as uranium, are used as ...

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According to a new study, the electronic signature of the actinide element acts differently than lanthanides, which is what scientists previously expected. Understanding the atomic behavior of ...

Organometallic molecules, which consist of a metal ion surrounded by a carbon-based framework, are relatively common for early actinide elements like uranium (atomic number 92), but are scarcely known ...