What happens when the smallest building blocks of matter refuse to play by the rules of traditional physics? For decades, ...

Scientists are using “trapped ions” in highly precise experiments to search for a new, fifth force of nature that could help ...

For the first time, the state of an atomic nucleus was switched with a laser. For decades, physicists have been looking for such a nuclear transition -- now it has been found. This opens up a new ...

A five-dimensional model has successfully predicted the asymmetric fission of mercury isotopes, offering new insights into ...

Langevin approach developed by an international team of researchers, including members from Science Tokyo, accurately ...

How an atomic nucleus can have two different shapes with only slightly different energy levels. by Eric Gedenk, Michigan State University Facility for Rare Isotope Beams ...

Particles in an atom’s nucleus, on the other hand, are harder to agitate than electrons. Protons and neutrons are tightly bound together by the strong nuclear force — the most powerful of all ...