That in itself makes it extremely cool. Curium, named after the double Nobel laureate Marie Curie and her husband Pierre, was discovered in 1944 by a scientist called Glenn Seabourg (along with ...

JK Rowling has revealed the inspiration behind the symbol for the Deathly Hallows. Speaking in a new BBC documentary, the author says it's connected to a film that came out more than 40 years ago.

There are 118 elements in the periodic table, each with a unique symbol and atomic number. Symbol: A one or two-letter abbreviation used to represent the element. Atomic number: The number of ...

One of these is the degree symbol. Luckily, the degree symbol is on your keyboard - just hidden behind a special code or action. Here's how to type the degree symbol on your keyboard, whether you ...

But what does the symbol mean? In Russia, the "Z" is fast becoming seen as a staunchly pro-war symbol of President Putin's invasion of Ukraine. It has been sported by politicians, seen on the ...

Numerous institutions, awards, and even elements (curium) have been named in her honor ... Marie Curie remains an enduring symbol of excellence and inspiration in the world of science.

Other more complex reprocessing technologies are under development in some countries to also recycle fertile (minor actinides, such as neptunium, americium and curium) and/or long-lived radionuclides ...