The neutrons and protons are present in the carbon nucleus as three clusters of four. Depending on the energy state of the nucleus, these can…
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Recent research has uncovered that the persistent radioactive contamination in Central Europe’s wild boar meat, a result of the Chernobyl disaster, is also significantly influenced…
The proton mass radius is smaller than the electric charge radius (a dense core), while a cloud of scalar gluon activity extends beyond the charge…
Scientists used the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to track how upsilon particles dissociate in quark-gluon plasma. These upsilons are made…
Isospin mixing is a concept in nuclear physics that refers to the symmetry in atomic nuclei induced by the nearly identical properties between protons and…
From nuclear proliferation to climate change, Richard K. Lester taps research talent to map a path toward a sustainable planet. Looking back on nearly a…
Neutrinos interacting with nuclei. Credit: DOE’s Jefferson Lab Early-career nuclear physicists show that a better understanding of how neutrinos interact with matter is needed to…
The Science Tokamak devices use strong magnetic fields to confine and shape the plasmaPlasma is one of the four fundamental states of matter, along with…
University of Chicago and German physicists propose new realm of ‘unnuclear physics.’ Even though neutrons love to partner with protons to make the nucleus of…
In a new realm of materials, PhD student Thanh Nguyen uses neutrons to hunt for exotic properties that could power real-world applications. Thanh Nguyen is…
A rendering of Oklo’s first nuclear power plant, dubbed the Aurora, that will be built at the Idaho National Laboratory. Credit: Courtesy of Oklo Oklo’s…
Photograph of GRETINA in ATLAS at Argonne. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory International team develops a new method to determine the origin of stardust in meteorites.…
Three MIT teams to explore novel ways to reduce operations and maintenance costs of advanced nuclear reactors. MIT teams in the GEMINA program will provide…
At the Department of Energy Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL, this part for a scaled-down prototype of a reactor was produced for industry partner Kairos…
Image showing spiraling magnetic field fluctuations at the edge of the NSTX tokamak. Credit: Physics of Plasmas. Composition by Elle Starkman/Office of Communications Blobs can…
This is AIMS researcher Mark Meekan swimming with a whale shark. Credit: Wayne Osborn The radioactive legacy of the arms race reveals true age of…
A look inside the ISOLDE Solenoid Spectrometer at CERN. Credit: Ben Kay, Argonne National Laboratory Weighing In on the Origin of Heavy Elements A long-held…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate a new generation of flexible, cost-effective advanced nuclear…
Researchers investigating a new method for generating nuclear fusion power showed that the relativistic effect of ultra-intense laser light improves upon current “fast ignition” methods…
Chemists have found a new use for the waste product of nuclear power — transforming an unused stockpile into a versatile compound which could be…