A number of chemically minded readers have pointed out that, thanks to a nearby rare-earth mine, it is home not just to yttrium and ytterbium but also the elements terbium and erbium. Joel ...

By tightly confining ytterbium in the ideal potential of a magic-wavelength optical lattice, the lattice clock pushes the frontiers of atomic timekeeping. We explore enhanced quantum control, ...

- Ytterbium-176 is a critical material used in the production of radioisotopes for oncology treatments, including Novartis’ Pluvicto. - The Company expects to be able to achieve a 99.75% ...