AMoRE Experiment Sets New Benchmark in Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Research
The AMoRE experiment has refined the search for neutrinoless double beta decay, with AMoRE-II set to advance research.
Study uncovers origin of the large neutron-capture cross section in ⁸⁸Zr using new methodology
Studies that explore how the denser sections of atoms, known as atomic nuclei, interact with neutrons (i.e., particles with ...
Berkeley Lab creates new molecule that could point the way to safe disposal of nuclear waste
After a year of fastidious planning, a microscopic sample of the ultra-rare radioactive element berkelium arrived at a ...
This Tiny Particle is Redefining Our View of the Atomic Nucleus
University of Queensland scientists have cracked a long-standing puzzle in nuclear physics, showing that nuclear polarization ...
Lise Meitner – the forgotten woman of nuclear physics who deserved a Nobel Prize
Left off publications due to Nazi prejudice, this Jewish woman lost her rightful place in the scientific pantheon as the ...
Astronomy10d
Inside radioisotope generators, the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...
Interesting Engineering17d
What is an Electron: Its Discovery, Nature and Everything Else
In 1897, English physicist Joseph John Thomson discovered electrons while ... number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. It is measured in the atomic mass units (amu). Structure of an atom.
Interesting Engineering17d
A brand new atomic nucleus has just been discovered, claims new study
This compound nucleus undergoes ... the reaction. The discovery of 190 astatine expands our knowledge of the element’s isotopic composition and provides valuable data for atomic mass models.
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Newly discovered California species is already endangered
They allege that the final environmental impact report unearthed several ecological concerns and that, by law, the commission was required to reevaluate the project after the discovery of the new ...