I want you to notice how flat the chart is near iron-56; many elements on either side have almost the exact same binding energy per nucleon. Now look all the way over on the left side to helium-4.

Capacity retention of the lithium-iron-oxide cathode is improved from 50 % to 90 % when doped with abundantly available elements such as aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, and sulfur. Image Credit: ...

Mielczarek (physics, George Mason U.) and science writer McGrayne explore the critical importance of the metal element in life from bacteria to humans. They report on recent discoveries about iron and ...

Jessica Boyd, Manish N. Oza, John R. Murphy, Molecular Cloning and DNA Sequence Analysis of a Diphtheria tox Iron- Dependent Regulatory Element (dtxR) from Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Proceedings of ...

Beyond war and peace, Dr Andrew Pontzen explores how iron has shaped human biology and culture. From weapons to ploughshares, iron holds a key place as the element for the tools of the rise and ...