Scientists discover heavy element chemistry can change at high pressures – Phys.org

New research shows that one of the heaviest known elements can be manipulated to a greater degree than previously thought, potentially paving the way for new strategies to recycle nuclear fuel and better long-term storage of radioactive elements.
An international team of researchers has demonstrated how curiumelement 96 in the periodic table and one of the last that can be seen with the naked eyeresponds to the application of high pressure created by squeezing a sample between two diamonds.
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