(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 ...

Henry S. La Pierre is in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Medical Physics Program, School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of ...

This element is one of many first made at UC Berkeley in the 1950s. Unlike most manufactured elements, though, this one is actually useful. This is how it starts up nuclear reactions. Researchers ...

Californium is not found naturally on Earth but is produced synthetically. Due to its complex production process, rarity, and specialized uses, californium is priced at over $27 million per gram.

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 ...

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 ...

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Challenging previously held views, scientific results show that californium can covalently bond with borate, dramatically altering the electronic characteristics of the californium ion. This research ...

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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 ...