The discovery of a metal-rich star packed with both light and heavy elements hints at exotic stellar explosions and the role of ancient dwarf galaxies in seeding the cosmos with uranium and thorium.

Actinide acts as electron donor for first time Thorium donates electrons to aluminum in first-of-its-kind complex by Sam Lemonick May 2, 2018 ...

Computational actinide chemistry may bring that goal closer to achievement. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news. Follow: Facebook X/Twitter Subscribe: RSS Feeds.

Actinide chemistry underpins nuclear fuel recycling and nuclear waste management; it is also vital in cleaning up the environmental damage left by poorly managed Cold War–era nuclear sites.

Actinide elements such as uranium and plutonium play a leading role in energy and defense technologies. However, the scientific advances needed to realize the full potential of these technologies ...

Actinide materials comprise a class of substances made up of elements positioned in the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium. Known for their complex electronic properties and radioactivity ...

Where actinide-element multiple bonding is concerned, there is much interest in exploiting understanding of chemical bonding (covalency) in extraction studies, because this could inform attempts ...

Ever since the Manhattan project in World War II, actinide chemistry has been essential for nuclear science and technology. Yet scientists still seek the ability to interpret and predict chemical ...

Scientists from The University of Manchester have managed to successfully make actinide metals form molecular actinide-actinide bonds for the first time, opening up a new field of scientific study in ...

Observations of J0804+5740, the first actinide-boost star identified in the Gaia Sausage, provide an exciting new piece of the puzzle. "The study reports a comprehensive set of chemical data ...