Tackling supply shortages: As the supply chain for medical radioisotopes continues to struggle, researchers are developing new methods for producing technetium-99m, and exploring the potential of ...

For the first time, a research team from the University of Cologne has observed the electron capture decay of technetium-98, an isotope of the chemical element technetium (Tc). Electron capture decay ...

How come technetium is a synthetic material right in the centre of all those naturally-occurring substances in the periodic table? Could there be a deposit of naturally-occurring technetium out there ...

Which is your favourite chemical element? To mark the International Year of the Periodic Table, our science journalists will be arguing for their pick from the 118 known elements. In this instalment, ...