Specifically, we investigated the behavior of uranium's so-called 5f electrons—electrons that, despite being located in the inner shells, play a crucial role in the element's chemical properties.

Artificial atoms comprised of shells of electrons, without a nucleus present, have been used in silicon as the building blocks for quantum computers. Written by Chris Duckett, Contributor Feb. 11 ...

The recombination of electron shells in molecules, taking just a few dozen attoseconds (a billionth of a billionth of a second) can now be viewed 'live,' thanks to a new method.

"Remarkable" new model of quantum double-exchange ferromagnets could produce fresh insights into these ...

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Probing the depths of complex electron shells. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 12, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 09 / 240905120941.htm. Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf.

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists at GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung have discovered a new superheavy isotope, 257Sg (seaborgium), whose properties are ...

These elements have only three electrons in their valence shell, so where N-type semiconductors are doped with electron donors, P-type semiconductors use dopants that act as electron acceptors.

Paralleling the idea of electron shells in atomic physics, in 1949 scientists proposed the nuclear shell model: protons and neutrons sit in distinct nuclear shells, and additional energy input can ...

The first 117 elements on the periodic table were relatively normal. Then along came element 118. Oganesson, named for Russian physicist Yuri Oganessian (SN: 1/21/17, p. 16), is the heaviest ...