Solid-state nuclear clocks brought closer by physical vapour deposition
Fabrication technique reduces amount of expensive isotope needed
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Nuclear shape transitions visualized for the first time
Physicists say the LHC could provide evidence to back up theoretical findings on how shapes of atomic nuclei change under extreme conditions
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Physicists propose new solution to the neutron lifetime puzzle
Different neutron states could explain why different experiments produce different figures for how long neutrons survive before decaying
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Half-life measurement of samarium-146 could help reveal secrets of the early solar system
Isotope is extracted from an accelerator target
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Heisenberg gets ‘let off the hook’ in new historical drama based on the Farm Hall transcripts
Philip Ball reviews Farm Hall by Katherine Moar at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, which runs until 31 August 2024
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Physicists detect nuclear decay in the recoil of a levitating sphere
Principle of momentum conservation makes it possible to "see" individual alpha particles leaving a micron-scale silica bead
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Smashing heavier ions creates superheavy livermorium
New technique brings an island of stability closer
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Second team uses laser to excite thorium-229 nuclear transition
Rapid progress being made in development of nuclear clock
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Teaching nuclear physics using data rather than models, recovering helium from party balloons
A cryogenics technician and nuclear physicist are our podcast guests
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Nuclear physicists tame radius calculation problem
New "wavefunction matching" method correctly predicts nuclear radii of elements with atomic numbers from 2 to 58
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