China’s fusion reactor has achieved a significant breakthrough by achieving dual 100 million degrees for the first time.

Atomic clocks have long been the gold standard for measuring time and frequency. Among them, optical clocks—using atoms like ...

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Studies that explore how the denser sections of atoms, known as atomic nuclei, interact with neutrons (i.e., particles with ...

University of Queensland scientists have cracked a long-standing puzzle in nuclear physics, showing that nuclear polarization ...

Highly charged heavy ions form a very suitable experimental field for investigating quantum electrodynamics (QED), the ...

Left off publications due to Nazi prejudice, this Jewish woman lost her rightful place in the scientific pantheon as the ...

For the first time, scientists have directly measured a weak r-process reaction using a radioactive ion beam, shedding light ...

University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in muonic atom research, clearing the way for new nuclear physics experiments.A team at ...

University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in muonic atom research, clearing the way for new nuclear ...

"They can orbit the nucleus just like electrons ... will deepen our understanding of nuclear structure and fundamental physics." The team worked with Dr Natalia Oreshkina at the Max Planck ...

Atomic nuclei with “magic numbers” of protons or neutrons in their nuclear shells are extremely stable. Nuclear physicists ...