Americium, a silvery-white, synthetic element, is created during nuclear reactions of heavy elements. The element and its isotopes have very few but important uses including smoke detectors found in ...

This is an interesting little story of the dangers that we associate with radioactivity. There's a certain form of radioactive metal that is widely used throughout the world. Out in the real world ...

Writing in Nature, Zhang et al. 1 provide a rare atomic-level glimpse of a notoriously dangerous radioactive element, americium (Am), in its highest oxidation state. The authors used a water-soluble ...