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Physics

Milestone! Researchers made superheavy element

Pranjal Malewar

A breakthrough that enables the lab to try to make new element 120.

periodic table of elements
Physics

Study offer a fresh view of new superheavy elements

Amit Malewar

The quest for the limit of the periodic table.

Neutron Star Merger
Space

Models reveal the first hints of nuclear fission in cosmos

Amit Malewar

Fingerprints of nuclear process never before directly observed in stars.

formation of the solar system
Science

Shedding light on the cosmic origin of the heaviest elements on the periodic table

Amit Malewar

Meteorites remember conditions of stellar explosions.

Protons have different stable magic numbers: 2, 8, 20, 28, and so on. When nuclear orbits are filled with protons, they form stable nuclei, analogous to the noble-gas elements.
Science

A nuclear periodic table could offer new insights on the building blocks of the universe

Amit Malewar

Physicists from Kyoto University have unveiled a new nuclear periodic table in which the elements are arranged according to the known nucleonic shells. The...

a, The lighter elements are now at the bottom and the filling of the electron shells occurs upwards. Just like the traditional representation, many properties (for example, atomic number) increase across the table as one proceeds from left to right, but in the inverted version, the same properties now increase as one moves from the bottom to the top, which is the way that most graphs are plotted. Also like the conventional table, the lanthanides and actinides still sit uncomfortably in an isolated block. b, In principle, this could be overcome by inverting the ‘long form’ of the table but, like the conventional long form, it is probably too elongated to be very useful to most chemists.
Science

Should the Periodic Table be upside down?

Editorial Team

Could turning the periodic table on its head make some important aspects easier to understand and enthuse more people to study chemistry? This question is...

Universe's stuff keeps changing
Science

Universe’s stuff keeps changing

Amit Malewar

The piece of the universe—the components that are the building blocks for all of matter—is consistently changing and regularly evolving, on account of the...

Creating attraction between molecules deep in the periodic table
Science

Creating attraction between molecules deep in the periodic table

Amit Malewar

Researchers at the McGill University have shown that it is possible to develop strong, stable attractions between some of the heavier elements in the...

World’s oldest periodic table chart found in St Andrews
Science

World’s oldest periodic table chart found in St Andrews

Amit Malewar

Scientists have discovered the world's oldest periodic table that involves elements, dating from 1885. The chart of elements was discovered in the University’s School of Chemistry...

The Table of Disruptive Technologies. Imperial College London
Technology

Academics created a periodic table of mind-blowing tech

Amit Malewar

Scientists at the Imperial Tech Foresight (ITF), an offshoot of Imperial College London, have created the periodic table of distributive tech to bring to life...

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Science

Is there an end to the periodic table? MSU professor explores its limits

Amit Malewar

In a recent study, on the occasion of 150th anniversary of the formulation of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements looms, a Michigan State University professor...

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