Scientists Are Building the World’s Most Accurate Clock. It Could Be a Turning Point for Humanity.
The most precise clocks in the world will lose only one second every 300 billion years—and someday they might fit in your ...
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Machine Learning Uncovers Shell Structure Evolution, Say Physicists
In a groundbreaking study, physicists have leveraged the power of machine learning to unravel the intricate evolution of shell structures.
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Probing the depths of complex electron shells: New insights into uranium's tricky chemistry
Uranium, belonging to the periodic table's actinide elements, has long intrigued scientists due to its complex electron configurations ... electrons in its inner shells compared to other, more ...
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What Are Semiconductors, and What Are They Made Of?
Some elements in the periodic table, such as carbon, silicon, and germanium, are intrinsic semiconductors due to the number of electrons in their outermost electron shells. By comparison ...
Scientists Achieved a Century-Long Dream—Bonding Carbon With a Single Electron
Scientists have set up and observed a single electron bond between two carbon molecules. A traditional “single bond” is actually two electrons—one from each atom. This is one electron. The fragile ...
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Metals and non-metals in the periodic table
Elements in group 1 and group 2 are metals. Atoms of group 1 elements have one electron in their outer shell, and atoms of group 2 elements have two electrons in their outer shell. Elements in ...