Chemists have recently explored protactinium's multiple resemblances to more completely understand the relationship between the transition metals and the complex chemistry of the early actinide ...

Eric Scerri is a historian and philosopher of chemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA. Such has been the scientific and cultural impact of Dmitri Mendeleev’s periodic ...

Rice University researchers have developed a two-step recycling method that pairs microwave-induced plasma with citric acid ...

The SCTE conferences allow every 2 years to report new discoveries in chemistry and solid state physics of compounds and materials based on d and f electron elements. Several axes are discussed such ...

Zinc traditionally has a valence of two, meaning two electrons take part in the element's chemical reaction. A new article shows that the chemistry of zinc can be fundamentally changed, making it ...