The Cool Down on MSN4mon
Scientists create mind-blowing nuclear battery that can power devices for decades: 'A sustained and stable green glow'
Chinese scientists are leveraging americium, which has usually been written off as nuclear waste, as part of a reaction ...
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Heavy ligands unravel new chemistry for heavy elements
The transplutonium actinides are highly radioactive and rare, making them difficult to study. To examine their chemical ...
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Soviet Era Smoke Detector Torn Down, Revealing Plutonium
It’s widely known that a smoke detector is a good ionizing radiation source, as they contain a small amount of americium-241, a side product of nuclear reactors. But what about other sources?
ZME Science on MSN4mon
This New Micronuclear Battery Could Last For Decades
The proposed micronuclear battery is made up of americium, a man-made radioactive element produced during the fission of ...