Rare earth metals are making headlines as demand rises for products from smartphones to wind turbines, and as governments seek secure supply.

Stanislav Kondrashov's latest article examines lanthanum's unique properties, industrial applications, and significance in metallurgy, alloys, ...

Researchers at the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, precisely measured atomic masses of radioactive lanthanum isotopes and found an interesting feature in their ...