A mathematical equivalent of a microscope with variable resolution has shed light on why some atoms are exceptionally stable, ...

For the first time in more than half a century, there are no binding restraints on the buildup of the largest nuclear forces ...

Back in the 1930s, physicists were doing experiments involving what they called "beta decay." They observed that an element would suddenly spit out a fast-moving electron, and once it was done, it ...

Mirror magic: The "cores" of the exotic nuclei oxygen-22 and silicon-22 both resemble that of oxygen-16, with eight protons and eight neutrons. The neutron-rich oxygen isotope contains an additional ...

The U.S. military transported a micro nuclear reactor for the first time in history on the 15th from the March Air Reserve Base in California to the Hill Air Force Base in Utah. This is part of U.S.