A new milestone in nuclear physics has been achieved with the direct observation of three different deformations in the atomic nucleus of lead-190 (190 Pb). These deformations, associated with ...

Scientists have reached a significant milestone in nuclear physics with the direct observation of three distinct deformations ...

These tech giants recognize that the next generation of microprocessors to be used for AI calculations at data centers will ...

Researchers at the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, precisely measured atomic masses of ...

A compact method of detecting neutrinos provides new tests of physics theories and could lead to new reactor-monitoring methods.

Researchers discovered rutherfordium-252, the shortest-lived superheavy nucleus, refining the "island of stability" map and ...

A crucial component of this is understanding the behaviour of the electrons that surround the atomic nucleus; these dynamics dominate the way atoms and molecules interact with their environment.

Physicists from both New Zealand and Britain have been credited with splitting the atom — but there is consensus that it was ...

After President Trump's claim, a mayor in New Zealand pointed out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by ...