Research centres
The Department hosts a centre for research-based innovation, Innovative natural gas processes and products (inGAP) and shares a centre of excellence, the Centre for theoretical and computational chemistry (CTCC) with the University of Tromsø.
Research news
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The struggle to discover the secret of super-heavy elements
In order to find the chemical properties of super-heavy elements, chemists must conduct one of the world's most demanding chemical experiments in a matter of seconds. In this effort, the University of Oslo is at the global cutting edge.
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Racing to be the first to create the world's heaviest element
All heavy elements are created in gigantic supernova explosions. Now scientists are competing to create the world's heaviest element in a laboratory. Production time: less than one atom per month. Lifetime: a few modest microseconds.