Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties
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How a disgruntled scientist looking to prove his food wasn’t fresh discovered radioactive tracers and won a Nobel Prize 80 years ago
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Powerful linear accelerator begins smashing atoms – 2 scientists on the team explain how it could reveal rare forms of matter
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Nuclear isomers were discovered 100 years ago, and physicists are still unraveling their mysteries
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Viewpoint: Reaching the Limits of Nuclear Existence
Researchers have identified the largest possible isotopes of fluorine and neon, extending the neutron “dripline” for the first time in 20...
Hunting for rare isotopes: The mysterious radioactive atomic nuclei that will be in tomorrow’s techn
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Women who made Nuclear Astrophysics
Nuclear astrophysics is a diverse and complex field that deals with diverse and complex questions. We are trying to understand how stars...
New Research: Photon emission of exotic nuclei in stars
Atomic nuclei are complex little beasts. If, however, you are curious enough to look closely, you’ll see that these tiny constituents of...
How Quantum Mechanics Saved Our Lives
I’ll try to make an analogy of quantum mechanics with mountain hiking, so bare with me for a second. It takes a lot of effort (a lot of...
Elements from the stars: The unexpected discovery that upended astrophysics 66 years ago
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