A weird type of zirconium soaks up neutrons like a sponge
Scientists don’t yet know why zirconium-88 has such an affinity for the subatomic particles
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NEUTRON HUNGRY A version of the element zirconium absorbs neutrons with a fervor unrivaled by almost any other type of known atom.
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