Different neutron states could explain why different experiments produce different figures for how long neutrons survive before decaying
Read article: Physicists propose new solution to the neutron lifetime puzzle
Isotope is extracted from an accelerator target
Read article: Half-life measurement of samarium-146 could help reveal secrets of the early solar system
Philip Ball reviews Farm Hall by Katherine Moar at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, which runs until 31 August 2024
Read article: Heisenberg gets ‘let off the hook’ in new historical drama based on the Farm Hall transcripts
Principle of momentum conservation makes it possible to "see" individual alpha particles leaving a micron-scale silica bead
Read article: Physicists detect nuclear decay in the recoil of a levitating sphere
New technique brings an island of stability closer
Read article: Smashing heavier ions creates superheavy livermorium
Rapid progress being made in development of nuclear clock
Read article: Second team uses laser to excite thorium-229 nuclear transition
A cryogenics technician and nuclear physicist are our podcast guests
Read article: Teaching nuclear physics using data rather than models, recovering helium from party balloons
New "wavefunction matching" method correctly predicts nuclear radii of elements with atomic numbers from 2 to 58
Read article: Nuclear physicists tame radius calculation problem
Experiment suggests that a solid-state clock could be possible
Read article: Excitation of thorium-229 brings a working nuclear clock closer
Experiment could shed light on colliding neutron stars
Read article: FRIB finds five new isotopes in platinum fragments
