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Nuclear fission – the physical process by which very large atoms like uranium split into pairs of smaller atoms – is what ...

University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in muonic atom research, clearing the way for new nuclear ...

University of Queensland scientists have cracked a long-standing puzzle in nuclear physics, showing that nuclear polarization ...

Many scientists say “subcritical” experiments and computer simulations make nuclear weapons testing unnecessary.

Through the weak nuclear force, one quark flavor can transmute into another. However, current data and theory indicate that ...

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JILA researchers are pioneering a nuclear clock using thorium-229, which offers unprecedented stability compared to atomic ...

Researchers have combined theory and experiments to show that nuclear polarization does not limit studies of muonic atoms, clearing the way for new nuclear physics experiments. University of ...