In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays while experimenting with cathode rays and crystals, leading to the realization ...

Quite recently it has been claimed that the mineral pitch blende contains the elements radium, polonium and actinium ... came into chemistry the idea of structure or constitution, and by this ...

Her meticulous research led to the discovery of the elements polonium and radium ... played a pivotal role in uncovering the structure of DNA. Her precise X-ray diffraction images of DNA led to the ...

Scientists have acquired direct evidence of rare, pulsing pear-shaped structures within atomic nuclei of the rare-earth element Gadolinium, thanks to new research.

Scientists have discovered 'berkelocene,' the first organometallic molecule to be characterized containing the heavy element berkelium. The breakthrough disrupts long-held theories about the ...

I have reported observations on the absorption of the radiations produced in beryllium and other light elements by bombardment with polonium α-particles. The experiments indicated that the ...

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics ...