The word magic is not often used in the context of science. But in the early 1930s, scientists discovered that some atomic ...

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THE possibility of obtaining samples of helium in which the isotope of mass 3 has been enriched allows the isotope shifts in the arc spectrum of this element to be investigated. The first samples ...

A helium atom has two electrons in an energy level outside the nucleus. The atom is neutral as it has two positive protons and two negative electrons. A helium atom that has lost or gained an ...

The Department of Energy is granting $365,000 to advance new technology to separate helium-3 from domestic helium supplies.

Physicists dunked a special, finger-sized probe into an isotope of helium cooled to just a smidge over absolute zero, and recorded the physical properties therein. It is, they say, the first time ...

"Different elements emit different colors, or wavelengths." Two specialized analytical techniques simultaneously detect ...

The Himalayas, Earth's mightiest mountains, have long been the stage for a slow-motion geological collision between the ...

Helium on Earth comes in two stable isotopes. By far the most common is helium-4, whose nucleus contains two protons and two neutrons. Helium-4 accounts for about 99.99986% of all helium on our ...

Interlune , a natural resources company, today announced a $365,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to pursue ...

Dr Anran Cheng (lead author) preparing equipment in the Ballentine Laboratory for the measurement of helium isotopes in geological samples. Credit: John Cairns. Dr Anran Cheng (lead author ...

According to researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering, this represents a unique opportunity. The primary goal of this ambitious project is the extraction and return of helium-3 ...