Everything we can see and touch, and quite a lot that we can’t as well, is made of tiny particles called atoms. Some substances, like particles of this iron, contain only one kind of atom. Iron is an ...

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 ...

X-ray microanalysis is an analytical technique that provides immense possibilities to extend beyond high resolution mapping of elements. Speed and precision are the real powers of X-ray microanalysis, ...