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Xenon has been used as a general anesthetic, but it is more expensive than conventional anesthetics. [154] Xenon interacts with many different receptors and ion channels, and like many theoretically multi-modal inhalation anesthetics, these interactions are likely complementary. Xenon is a high-affinity glycine-site NMDA receptor antagonist. [155]
Xenon compounds are compounds containing the element xenon (Xe). After Neil Bartlett's discovery in 1962 that xenon can form chemical compounds, a large number of xenon compounds have been discovered and described. Almost all known xenon compounds contain the electronegative atoms fluorine or oxygen.
Morris William Travers, FRS (24 January 1872 – 25 August 1961) was an English chemist who worked with Sir William Ramsay in the discovery of xenon, neon and krypton. [1] His work on several of the rare gases earned him the name Rare Gas Travers in scientific circles. [2]
1898: Morris Travers was an English chemist who with scot Sir William Ramsay discovered xenon, neon and krypton. [141] 1901: Silicone discovered and named by Frederic Kipping (1863–1949); according to the nomenclature of modern chemistry, silicone is no longer the correct term, but it remains in common usage.
Bartlett synthesized xenon tetrafluoride (XeF 4) by subjecting a mixture of xenon and fluorine to high temperature. [9] Rudolf Hoppe, among other groups, synthesized xenon difluoride (XeF 2) by the reaction of the elements. [10] Following the first successful synthesis of xenon compounds, synthesis of krypton difluoride (KrF 2) was reported in ...
In a mouse model, researchers found that xenon gas inhalation suppressed neuroinflammation and reduced brain shrinkage. Encouraged by these results, they are starting a clinical trial of xenon gas ...
Microsoft unveiled Majorana 1, a quantum chip the company says is powered by a new state of matter. The new chip allows for more stable, scalable, and simplified quantum computing, the company says.
Xenon-135 (135 Xe) is an unstable isotope of xenon with a half-life of about 9.2 hours. 135 Xe is a fission product of uranium and it is the most powerful known neutron -absorbing nuclear poison (2 million barns ; [ 1 ] up to 3 million barns [ 1 ] under reactor conditions [ 2 ] ), with a significant effect on nuclear reactor operation.