Chemicals that contain fluorine have perpetually been in the news for two primary reasons. One is the controversy surrounding the fluoridation of drinking water. The other is the latest chemical scare ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy. This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research on f-Element chemistry. Narrative review ...

A new discovery is shedding light on how fluorine — an element found in our bones and teeth as fluoride — is forged in the Universe. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in ...

The Carl Sagan quote “we’re made of star stuff” is not only poetic, but also quite accurate. All the elements found in the human body were once forged in the cosmos and can still be found lingering ...

Actinides and lanthanides, the f-block elements, are used in a wide variety of fields including telecommunications, medicine, imaging, sensors, energy, catalysis, and data storage. However, compared ...

ORNL’s tandem technologies detect fluorine and isotopes of uranium at the same time to discern the fingerprint of a nuclear material made for fuel or weaponry. Combining two techniques, analytical ...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis reported the first observations of a new form of fluorine, the isotope 13 F, described in the journal Physical Review Letters. They made their ...

Join the Royal Society of Chemistry Teesside Local Section at the Department of Chemistry, Durham University (Room CG91) for a fascinating evening on February 12th, 2026 at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM exploring ...

A new discovery is shedding light on how fluorine -- an element found in our bones and teeth as fluoride -- is forged in the Universe. Astronomers have detected this element in a galaxy that is so far ...