At the start of the new year, nuclear chemists Hiromitsu Haba and Kouji Morimoto slide precisely 119 Japanese yen into the collection box at their local shrine. They are seeking good fortune in their ...

Pete Docter says Pixar will concentrate on more commercially appealing films after staff dissent over deleted scenes that implied lead character was gay Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter said ...

Encountering command-line errors while configuring system boot settings can be intimidating, especially when the error message is cryptic. The following error is a ...

Researchers discovered unexpected atomic ordering in a tantalum tungsten selenium crystal, linking self organization and magnetism to spintronic and quantum uses. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Oak ...

Clusters of 10 tantalum atoms, arranged in triangles, create stress in the crystal’s structure. This stress unlocks unique magnetic properties, essential for future technologies such as quantum ...

For one-third of the price of one F-35 Lightning II, the Pentagon made a key investment to ensure its supply of rare earth elements. The Department of Defense earlier this month announced that Lynas ...

If you transport yourself back to freshman chemistry, you will recall — perhaps with horror — the periodic table. The table, also known as the periodic table of the elements, is an orderly arrangement ...

You are entirely forgiven for not knowing this, since they are not especially rare — cerium is about as common as copper. The problem is that they’re difficult to isolate and purify; it wouldn’t be ...

What do you get when a bunch of French guys with bold ideas work together on a film? Apparently, you get The Fifth Element. The science-fiction favorite didn’t come from any existing property, but ...

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