Radioactive californium-252 is a prolific neutron emitter, making it useful for examining jet engine parts for defects, finding underground oil and gas reservoirs, bombarding certain tumors, and ...

This week, we meet the element, californium. I'll give you three guesses as to where this element's name comes from -- and your first two guesses don't count! Californium is a radioactive actinoid ...

(Phys.org) —Groundbreaking work by a team of chemists on a fringe element of the periodic table could change how the world stores radioactive waste and recycles fuel. The element is called californium ...

Actinides are a group of heavy, radioactive elements that include uranium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium and californium. Understanding how these elements bond with other atoms (known as ...

Storing radioactive waste poses a problem for nuclear power facilities worldwide and often leads to heated debates over the pitfalls of nuclear energy production. Pictured, environmental activists ...

Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt explains the origin of element 98's striking green glow, and why the future for californium chemistry is just as bright. A late actinide with twenty known isotopes, californium ...

The chemical element californium, with an atomic number 98 and atomic symbol Cf, cannot be found in Nature. This is because it is a synthetic element, meaning that it is human-made and no form of it ...

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At today’s prices, one gramme of californium-252 can be valued at around $27 million, a figure that can exceed the value of roughly 200 kg of gold depending on where gold is trading. That headline ...

Chemists have made a breakthrough in research into how radioactive waste is stored – through an element called californium. The team from the Florida State University said their research into the ...