The enigmatic life of J Robert Oppenheimer
Learn more about this pivotal figure in the history of modern physics from his biographer Ray Monk
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Nuclear physics goes pear-shaped
Deformed nuclei could point to physics beyond the Standard Model
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Extremely bright supernovae may break the Chandrasekhar limit
High magnetic fields could let white dwarfs get bigger before exploding
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The secret of life
David Jenkins and Oliver Kirsebom explore the mysterious nuclear energy level of carbon-12 that made life possible
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Neutrons on a lab bench
Laser device could provide compact intense source of neutrons
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Carbon’s Hoyle state calculated at long last
Supercomputer simulates "bent state" crucial for nucleosynthesis
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Hans Bethe’s early life
Jeremy Bernstein reviews Nuclear Forces: the Making of the Physicist Hans Bethe
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Dineutron emission seen for the first time
Rare decay glimpsed in unstable beryllium
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Isotope separation with a light touch
Lithium-7 could be isolated without toxic mercury
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Physicists create new slow-light technique
Electromagnetically induced transparency seen in nuclear system for first time
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