scienceNov 24, 202412:00pending
Neptunium Deep Dive: The First Transuranic Frontier
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Take a deep dive into Neptunium—the first element beyond uranium. We trace its discovery—from Fermi’s neutron bombardment to Berkeley breakthroughs—unpack its unusual properties (reactivity, low melting point, allotropes), and connect the science to today’s world: from nuclear science fundamentals to long‑lived waste and the plutonium‑238 that powers space probes. A single‑element episode with history, chemistry, and a few surprising twists.
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