This is a pretty regular occurrence, and it happens due to the friction from two objects sliding against each other, with one object gaining electrons and the other losing them. This creates one ...

Researchers may have found a way to create a new superheavy element, known as "element 120," which would be so hefty that it would need to be put in a new row on the periodic table of elements.

Temperatures this extreme results in electrons not being attached to atomic nuclei, but instead floating around in a so-called ionized plasma. The electrons "dance" around. But in the ensuing ...