Nuclear fission—when the nucleus of an atom splits in two, releasing energy—may seem like a process that is fully understood. First discovered in 1939 and thoroughly studied ever since, fission is a ...

Dark matter’s interactions with other matter is impossible to perceive except when it collides with the nucleus of a visible matter atom. The nucleus recoils from the collision and releases energy.

Seven years ago, a scientist accomplished what no one else had before: capturing an image of a single atom. This stunning ...

CERN researchers found that atomic nuclei shapes impact high-energy collision outcomes, offering new insights into nuclear ...

In September, Microsoft made an unusual combination of announcements. It demonstrated progress with quantum error correction, ...

Fermium studies indicate nuclear shell effects diminish as nuclear mass increases, emphasizing macroscopic influences in ...

By studying decay of bound-state beta decay of thallium-205 (205Tl81+), scientists can better understand the timing and conditions in the early solar system, giving clues about when the sun formed.

Nuclear clocks could be more accurate than atomic clocks by a factor of about 10, potentially leading to improved GPS ...

FOR THE discerning timekeeper, only an atomic clock will do. Whereas the best quartz timepieces will lose a millisecond every ...

The most precise clocks in the world will lose only one second every 300 billion years—and someday they might fit in your ...

The shape of nuclei affects all aspects The shape of a nucleus, the central core of an atom, plays a crucial role in nearly ...

Physicists have made a breakthrough in the development of a nuclear clock, a new kind of ultraprecise clock that could ...