A PUZZLING feature of the Periodic Table has been that certain of the elements, such as indium, cadmium and zinc, while possessing typically metallic properties, have structures which are slight ...

Metallic lattices do not contain fixed numbers of atoms. This means that the chemical formula used for a metal is simply the symbol for the element. For example, the formula for iron is Fe, even ...

Most metals are malleable – they can be bent and shaped without breaking. This is because they consist of layers of ions that can slide over one another when the metal is bent, hammered or pressed.

When a liquid metal cools and turns into a solid, its atoms come together to form crystals. The structure of these crystals is not perfect. Sometimes an extra layer of atoms squeezes between other ...

Metal nanoparticles are nanoscale structures composed of metals such as gold, silver, platinum, and copper. These particles typically range in size from 1 to 100 nanometers and exhibit unique physical ...

The Kenya Space Agency is currently working to ascertain the nature of the structure, but initially, agency officials identified it as a part of a launch vehicle, such as a rocket. They added that ...

The metal ions form nodes that bind the arms of the linkers together to form a repeating, cage-like structure. Due to this hollow structure, MOFs have an extraordinarily large internal surface area.

Microstructural analysis of this forged iron structure revealed an extraordinary convergence of properties that resulted in ...