An international research team has succeeded in directly measuring the strength of shell effects in very heavy elements. The results provide information on the nuclear structure of superheavy elements ...

Thin shell structures are widely used in high-performance engineering due to their favorable strength-to-weight characteristics and capacity for distributed load-bearing. However, traditional ...

Discarded oyster shells can capture and remove rare earth elements from polluted water, according to new research by a team at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). The research, which has been published in ...