AT the Friday evening discourse before the Royal Institution on March 19, Lord Rutherford discussed “The Transmutation of the Heavy Elements”. During the last few years, our knowledge of the ...
One of the most formidable obstacles to exploiting the full potential of nuclear energy is the long-term disposal of highly radioactive waste that is generated by the burning of fuel in nuclear ...
SINCE the publication of my letter on the transmutation of lead in NATURE of May 1, 1926, I have continued the experiments in collaboration with Dr. A. Karssen and W. A. Frederikse. In the letter ...