Physicists discover a new proton magic number
Measurements could improve our understanding of the strong nuclear force and the formation of elements
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How magnetar flares give birth to gold and platinum
Starquakes and magnetic recombination drive the r-process of nucleosynthesis
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Subtle quantum effects dictate how some nuclei break apart
Asymmetric fission landscape emerges from nuclear shell effects
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Helium nanobubble measurements shed light on origins of heavy elements in the universe
Particle-accelerator study focuses on the r-process thought to be responsible for forming elements heavier than iron
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Photovoltaic battery runs on nuclear waste
Device could be used to power microelectronics like microchips
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Radioactive anomaly appears in the deep ocean
Unexplained peak in the abundance of beryllium-10 in ferromanganese ocean crusts could become an independent time marker for geological dating
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Antimatter partner of hyperhelium-4 is spotted at CERN
Observation backs up the statistical hadronization model
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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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