For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

The lead isotope known as lead-208 was considered a “double magic” atom because of its subatomic particles—until the reveal of something completely unexpected. It was supposed to be a physics fairy ...

resembling a rugby ball (prolate spheroid). Dr Jack Henderson, principal investigator of the study from the University of Surrey's School of Mathematics and Physics, said: "We were able to combine ...

While NFL game balls include position-tracking microchips, identifying the correct spot requires a combination of recognizing when a player is down, the orientation of the prolate spheroid at that ...

resembling a rugby ball (prolate spheroid). Dr. Jack Henderson, principal investigator of the study from the University of Surrey's School of Mathematics and Physics, said, "We were able to ...

the centrifugal force thus generated soon reduces the bulb from the form of a globe to that of a prolate spheroid, that is, it spreads laterally until the side opposite the fire becomes nearly flat.

"These results are indicative of a time-averaged prolate deformation for the system," the researchers write in their paper. "Thus, even as a cornerstone of the nuclear landscape, 208 Pb remains a ...

The researchers conclusively demonstrated that both excited states they studied exhibit large, negative spectroscopic quadrupole moments, indicating the nucleus prefers an elongated (prolate ...

The NFL expects to adopt automated measurement of potential first-down calls in 2025, league officials told reporters on Wednesday, but fans will still have plenty of chances to get irrationally ...