MIT researchers found that a hidden atomic order can persist in metals even after they undergo extreme processing. For ...

image: The introduction of light atomic species (e.g., H, B, C, and N) into noble metal lattices plays an important role in optimizing catalytic performance by modulating structural and electronic ...

Metals, Greek (Metallon, mine, mineral), are pure elements with heavy atomic weight and solid physical state at room temperature (20°C, 68°F) such as iron, copper, zinc, silver. These elements possess ...

There are lots of different substances but only just over a hundred elements. An element is a substance that is made up of only one kind of atom. The atoms in a particular element are the same as each ...

Electronic devices are made possible thanks to a group of elements often referred to as rare-Earth metals, but as the name suggests, these may be in limited supply and are relatively expensive. Now, a ...

Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever seen in ...

VANCOUVER, BC , March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Defense Metals Corp. ("Defense Metals") (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D) is pleased to announce that it has recently been notified by Welsbach ...

Picture a lump of rock about the size of a potato. Now pack it with some of the most valuable metals on earth, like nickel, cobalt, and other minerals known as rare earth elements. There are trillions ...

China provides the majority of rare earth elements, which are critical to U.S. economic competitiveness and defense. A factory in North Carolina is part of an effort to process rare earths at home.