Physicists have discovered a surprising new “Island of Inversion” in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number ...

Therapeutic antibodies are among the most widely used biologic medicines, yet detecting subtle structural differences in these complex proteins remains challenging. Researchers in Japan have ...

Quantum technologies, computers or other devices that operate leveraging quantum mechanical effects, rely on the precise ...

Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to understand the nuclear steps that create them. Now, nuclear physicists have ...

On a recent Saturday morning at the Savannah River Site Museum, a group of Scouts leaned over tables scattered with Geiger ...

Reichstag Fire's impact on Germany, founding of UK's Labour Party, neutron discovery, and notable births and deaths.

In the strange world of quantum physics, even the tiniest tweak can unlock outsized rewards.

About 65 years since its reactor became active, staff at Washington State University's Nuclear Science Center say they're ...

When electronics meet cosmic rays, bad things can happen. Chip makers need to test what their products can withstand, and ...

Spread the loveThe world of nuclear physics is constantly evolving, with new findings that challenge long-held beliefs about atomic structure and behavior. Recently, a collaborative effort from an ...

Physicists working with molybdenum-84, a nucleus containing exactly 42 protons and 42 neutrons, have found that this seemingly balanced atom defies one of nuclear physics’ longest-standing ...

The move is a historic pivot for France, which has long insisted on preserving the independence of its nuclear stockpile ...