New Pumpkin-Shaped Atomic Nucleus Radiates Protons at Record-Setting Rate
A new atomic nucleus 149-Lutetium, consisting of 71 protons and 78 neutrons, has been synthesized in an experiment performed in the Accelerator Laboratory of University…
Isotopes
Scientists Create a Record-Setting Isotope of Magnesium That’s Never Been Seen Before
Spartans joined an international team to create an isotope of magnesium that’s never been seen before. In collaboration with an international team of researchers, Michigan…
Zeolites’ Isotopes Defy Nature – New Potential for Carbon Capture and Storage
New finding could help inform how zeolites are used in carbon capture and storage. First study to analyze the calcium isotope composition of zeolite minerals…
Earth’s Oceans Were Stressed Before Abrupt, Prehistoric Global Warming
Shelled organisms helped buffer ocean acidification by consuming less alkalinity from seawater. Third recent Northwestern study to detect calcification stress before and across ancient ocean…
Exploring Nuclear Reactions in Exploding Stars and the Origin of Aluminum-26
Scientists from the University of Surrey and the FRIB Laboratory at MSU teamed up to explore the origin of aluminum-26, a rare isotope that offers a window…
Science Made Simple: What Are Isotopes?
A family of people often consists of related but not identical individuals. Elements have families as well, known as isotopes. Isotopes are members of a…
MIT Study Measures the Effects of Low Doses of Radiation on DNA
While exposure to low-dose-rate radiation from cosmic radiation and natural radioactive isotopes in the environment is part of everyday life, a new study from MIT…
Billion Year Old Surface Water Found in Oceanic Plates
While analyzing samples of submarine volcanic glass near subduction zones, scientists found something unexpected. They saw changes in isotopes of hydrogen and boron from the…
