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Jonsson hunting for gadolinite

The village where more elements were discovered than anywhere else

25 February 2019

At least four elements were discovered near Ytterby, Sweden, making it the periodic table's most important site and securing the village chemical immortality
The main gate of Los Alamos

The uranium hunters: Inside the school that trains nuclear inspectors

26 July 2018

How do nuclear inspectors find material that could be used to make a bomb? Chelsea Whyte visited Los Alamos National Laboratory to learn their techniques

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