Nuclear chemistry
The latest chemistry news and research on nuclear chemistry, including nuclear reactions, medical radiochemistry and nuclear waste, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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ResearchNew seaborgium isotope detected at German accelerator
Findings offer ‘exciting hints’ on the impact of shell effects on the fission properties of superheavy nuclei
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ResearchSuperheavy element half-life measurements push back the limits of stability
Experimental observations of the half life of rutherfordium-252 demonstrate that its stability lies well within the limits required for full atoms to form
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ResearchUranium trichloride exhibits transient covalency when hot
Neutron scattering and computational experiments reveal an unusual heterogeneous bonding environment
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NewsElement 120 may now be in reach and the hunt for it could begin next year
Particle accelerator tests have shown that titanium-50 can be used to make elements 114 and 116
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ResearchFirst single crystal structure of actinium shows unexpected coordination behaviour
Work will aid novel anti-cancer therapy development and even add to debate of where the element sits on the periodic table
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OpinionTriggering a nuclear chain reaction
How Leo Szilard’s concept emerged from a rich interchange of ideas across disciplinary silos
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ResearchPromethium bond length completes picture of the size of lanthanides’ atoms
Study fills one of the last gaps in our knowledge of the periodic table
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OpinionThe 1920s chemists who thought they’d achieved the alchemists’ dream
The now-forgotten transmutation controversy hung on apparent evidence of mercury transforming into gold
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FeatureMarvellous mixtures of metals
High entropy alloys, with anywhere from five or more different metals, have unusual properties and could find use in a variety of high-tech applications. Clare Sansom reports
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FeatureThe long future of nuclear waste
Although enthusiasm for atomic energy has waxed and waned over the decades, Bárbara Pinho finds the question of waste has yet to be solved
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NewsPlan for medical isotope production centre floated by Welsh government
Nuclear facility would supply the whole country and further afield
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ResearchPhotochemistry enables safer method for reprocessing plutonium and uranium mixtures
Method bypasses harsh redox reagents while maintaining high separation factors
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ResearchNew technique reveals interactions inside indium nucleus
Study will help researchers understand how seemingly simple single-particle phenomena emerge from complex interactions among protons and neutrons
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FeatureA material future for fusion?
Nuclear fusion has been a dream for decades. Kit Chapman finds out about the latest developments that could help it fulfil its promise
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FeatureHow elements are made beyond the stars
Tim Wogan looks at what recent astronomical discoveries have added to our understanding of stellar nucleosynthesis, and the mysteries that remain
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ResearchRare red californium sandwich pushes frontier of isolable molecules
Researchers rehearsed metallocene’s synthesis with other elements before using just two milligrams of the precious radioactive actinide
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ResearchUranium’s strong covalent bond breaks periodic table predictions
Actinide’s unusual covalency could explain its ability to fix nitrogen
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ResearchActinium’s radius revised to solve cancer therapy mystery
For decades, scientists have been using the wrong ionic radius for one of Earth’s rarest element
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ResearchLightest uranium isotope yet reveals nuclear stability secrets
Discovery offers new insight into isotopic stability seen at ‘magic numbers’
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ResearchHammett equation parameters optimised for improved predictive power
Update overcomes limitations and eliminates human biases intrinsic to the original formulation