Helium, the second-lightest element in the universe, has a variety of uses, from keeping balloons afloat to cooling superconducting magnets. It is also a noble gas — so labeled because it was long ...

Eating a yogurt or a jelly, using a pharmaceutical or cosmetic cream or shampoo are just some of the numerous everyday actions in which we use gels developed through a process of gelation. Researchers ...

Magnesium atoms typically lose two electrons to form chemical compounds. A reactive complex has finally been made in which magnesium keeps all of its electrons, and which can be thought of as a ...

Part of Combined Science Bonding, structure and the properties of matter The outer shells of non-metal atoms gain electrons when they form ions: the ions formed are negative, because they have more ...

Deep within giant planets, helium may form stable compounds with other elements, a new study finds — something that was long thought never to happen in nature. Helium is second only to hydrogen as the ...

The universe is flooded with billions of chemicals, each a tiny pinprick of potential. And we’ve only identified 1% of them. Scientists believe undiscovered chemical compounds could help remove ...

An organic compound linked to the creation of the ingredients of life has been detected on a developing planet that is the closest known example to Earth. The discovery of the organic molecule methyl ...

Performing chemical bonding analysis of the Na2He compound, chemists note previously undetected features and predict that, by adding oxygen, a similar compound can be created. Can helium bond with ...

The outer shells of non-metal atoms gain electrons when they form ions: the ions formed are negative, because they have more electrons than protons the ions have the electronic structure of a noble ...