Radium Bromide Radium bromide is the bromide salt of radium, with the formula RaBr2. It is produced during the process of separating radium from uranium ore. It…
Nickel Arsenide Nickel arsenide is a compound of nickel and arsenic and component of the ore nickeline. It is a binary compound composed of nickel (Ni) and…
26,000 Dead Star Surveys validate important aspects of extreme Stellar Activity A study of more than 26,000 white dwarf stars has confirmed a long-predicted but elusive effect in these ultra-dense, dying stars: Hotter white dwarfs are…
Electron Dance Calculated from the Brightness of Erupting Neutron Stars The temperature of elementary particles has been observed in the radioactive glow following the collision of two neutron stars and the birth of a black…
Light Echoes are used by Astrophysicists to Illuminate Black Holes A team of astrophysicists, led by scholars from the Institute for Advanced Study, has developed an innovative technique to search for black hole light echoes.…
Caesium Titanate Caesium titanate or cesium titanate is an inorganic compound with the formula Cs2TiO3. Like most other inorganic titanates, it adopts a polymeric structure with Cs-O…
Potassium Aluminate – an inorganic compound Potassium aluminate is an inorganic compound with the empirical formula KAlO2, which in aqueous solution exists as K[Al(OH)4]. It is a salt that can form…
Benzal Chloride – an organic compound Benzal chloride is an organic compound with the formula C6H5CHCl2. This colourless liquid is a lachrymator and is used as a building block in organic…
Monster Black Holes that Churn Gases Scientists using observations from NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair of monster black holes disrupting…
Early Universe’s Fastest-feeding Black Hole is found by Astronomers Using data from NASA’s JWST and Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of U.S. National Science Foundation NOIRLab astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole at…
Zinc Gluconate Zinc gluconate is the zinc salt of gluconic acid. It is an ionic compound consisting of two anions of gluconate for each zinc(II) cation. Zinc…
Scandium Hydride Scandium hydride, also known as scandium–hydrogen alloy, is an alloy made by combining scandium and hydrogen. Hydrogen acts as a hardening agent, preventing dislocations in…