Physicists Stunned: Lead-208’s Shape Just Broke a Fundamental Rule of Nuclear Physics
For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.
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A cosmic chameleon escapes classification
Blazars are active galaxies that emit narrow jets of ionised matter from their centres, aimed towards Earth. Depending on ...
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Hypnotic art has its roots in the terrifying reality of nuclear bombs
In his Atomic series, artist James Stanford showcases "the spectacle and the horror" of growing up near a nuclear bomb ...
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General Fusion's reactor prototype creates plasma for the first time
Canadian startup General Fusion has been working on its unique approach to producing clean energy through nuclear fusion for ...
Scientists Built a Tiny Battery Out of Nuclear Waste That You'll Never Have to Recharge
Scientists use light-emitting crystals and solar panels to turn the latent energy in nuclear waste into microbatteries.
An Unimaginable New Laser Has the Energy of 1 Million Nuclear Plants
Try to fathom the power of 1 million nuclear power plants. Now, imagine there is a way to pack the equivalent of that into ...
Scientists take important step toward mitigating errors in analog quantum simulations of many-body problems
Simulations of quantum many-body systems are an important goal for nuclear and high-energy physics. Many-body problems ...
Small nuclear power struggles at cusp of US electricity demand boom
Everyone from the U.S. energy secretary to Big Tech touts small modular nuclear reactors as a potential answer to booming ...
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SPECT gamma camera brings faster diagnosis for heart patients in Brazil
Since the donation of a SPECT camera by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a busy hospital in Brazil’s city of Niteroi has doubled its capacity to perform heart scans, expanding access to ...
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Future nuclear engineer Everett Van Til named National Merit finalist
As a finalist, Everett Van Til is eligible for scholarships from colleges, corporations and the National Merit Scholarship ...