The rare radioactive substance made its way from the United States to Russia on a commercial flight in June 2009. Customs officers balked at accepting the package, which was ensconced in lead ...
The story of the fifteenth element began in Hamburg, in 1669. The unsuccessful glassblower and alchemist Hennig Brandt was trying to find the philosopher’s stone, a mythical substance that could turn ...
The Kennedy College of Sciences magazine highlights some of the exciting work taking place in our laboratories and classrooms and introduces you to some of our outstanding faculty, students and alumni ...
The Kennedy College of Sciences magazine highlights some of the exciting work taking place in our laboratories and classrooms and introduces you to some of our outstanding faculty, students and alumni ...
For new, human-made heavy elements on the periodic table, being “too ‘big’ for your own good” often means instability and a fleeting existence. The more protons and neutrons scientists squeeze ...