The past October marked an exciting time for those in the field of isotopic science. Two brand new approaches to isolate and enrich light elements have been reported. Although a variety of elements ...

Studying radioactive materials is very difficult due to the potential health risks they pose to scientists. Expense is also a major barrier, with some radioisotopes costing more than $10,000 per ...

The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams achieved the highest-power beam of uranium ions ever in the world. "We're already now in ...

Jacob Bigeleisen, a chemist who worked on the development of the atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project and helped discover new ways of analyzing chemical reactions, died Aug. 7 in Arlington, Va ...

Ancient Romans used glass to make everything from dining ware to colorful mosaics. But the Romans particularly prized a colorless, translucent glass they called “Alexandrian.” Its origin was an ...

The respected chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry now offers a complete range of isotope-labeled standards and reference materials. The launch of this product line targets the specific requirements of ...