Tavola periodica degli elementi, una rivoluzione

Un gruppo di ricercatori ha scoperto la possibilità di creare atomi dalla struttura ibrida

La ricerca ha portato alla scoperta di qualcosa di molto simile all'alchimia medievale. In particolare i ricercatori hanno rilevato che combinando insieme alcuni elementi fondamentali con una struttura atomica e spin elettronico simile è possibile trasformare un elemento in un altro.

December 28, 2009 by physorg by Pennsylvania State University ha scritto:
Research gives new perspective on periodic table

The team used photoelectron imaging spectroscopy to examine similarities between a nickel atom and a titanium-monoxide molecule. Left: Graphical displays of energy peaks were similar between a nickel atom and a titanium-monoxide molecule. Right: Bright spots in the images, which correspond to the energy of the electrons emitted during their removal from the atoms' outer shells, appeared to be similar between a nickel atom (right, top) and a titanium-monoxide molecule (right, bottom). Credit: Castleman lab, Penn State University
http://www.physorg.com/news181225307.html

Castleman lab, Penn State ha scritto:
"Superatoms" Mimic Elements: Research Reveals New Perspective of Periodic Table

The team used photoelectron imaging spectroscopy to examine similarities between a nickel atom and a titanium-monoxide molecule. Left: Graphical displays of energy peaks were similar between a nickel atom and a titanium-monoxide molecule. Right: Bright spots in the images, which correspond to the energy of the electrons emitted during their removal from the atoms' outer shells, appeared to be similar between a nickel atom (right, top) and a titanium-monoxide molecule (right, bottom).

28 December 2009 — Transforming lead into gold is an impossible feat, but a similar type of "alchemy" is not only possible, but cost-effective too. Three Penn State researchers have shown that certain combinations of elemental atoms have electronic signatures that mimic the electronic signatures of other elements. According to the team's leader A. Welford Castleman Jr., Eberly Distinguished Chair in Science and Evan Pugh Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Physics, "the findings could lead to much cheaper materials for widespread applications such as new sources of energy, methods of pollution abatement, and catalysts on which industrial nations depend heavily for chemical processing."
http://www.science.psu.edu/news-and-events/2009-news/Castleman12-2009.htm

Dear Dr.Castleman
I read with astonishment today the website of the Pennsylvania State University

http://www.science.psu.edu/news-and-events/2009-news/Castleman12-2009.htm

I'd like to know more about this research. Are there new update or info?

Sincerely Gianluca Tozzi

Thank you for your interest; we are endeavoring to ascertain which systems behahe in this manner. Sincerely,
A. Welford Castleman, Jr.
Web address: http://research.chem.psu.edu/awcgroup/