WASHINGTON -- In a new study, investigators report an optimized approach to using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for analyzing hydrogen isotopes. Their new findings could enable improved ...

Quantum technologies, computers or other devices that operate leveraging quantum mechanical effects, rely on the precise ...

Hydrogen is the simplest element on the periodic table, and is the most abundant element in the known universe. It only has a single electron around a single proton, and yet, it behaves in fascinating ...

THE quantum theory of line spectra developed by Bohr has been most successful in explaining the spectrum of hydrogen and helium, and by a further hypothesis the spectra of the alkali metals. By ...

Hydrogen is in great demand due to its promising role as a sustainable resource in the energy transition. Researchers have made an important breakthrough in the efficient and cost-effective provision ...

The discovery of isotopes in the early 20 th century marked a key moment in the history of physics and led to a much more refined understanding of the atomic nucleus. Isotopes are ‘versions’ of a ...

As part of the Hydrogen Isotopes 1,2,3H Research Training Group, a team from Leipzig University and TU Dresden has made a significant advancement in the effective and economical provision of isotopes, ...

A viable nuclear fusion reactor will be operated with a magnetically confined hydrogen plasma as its fuel. The energy is gained by the fusing hydrogen isotopes deuterium (D) and tritium (T). These ...

Deuterium, a heavier but less abundant version of the hydrogen atom, has many practical applications. Unfortunately, producing deuterium and using it to protect silicon-based semiconductors requires a ...