Element 118 disappears two years after it was discovered
Physicists fail to repeat the ground-breaking experiment that created the heaviest element
Nuclear symmetry enters a new phase
The point at which a phase transition occurs is called the critical point and is dear to every physicist’s heart. The fascination with systems at the critical point stems from the fact that a sm...
Do we need nuclear power?
Does the world needs nuclear power? Peter Hodgson and Dennis Anderson take up the debate
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Nuclear theory gets analytical
A new theory to predict the properties of nuclei is boosted by real data
Leonard Mandel and Ugo Fano die
The physics community loses two luminaries in as many weeks
Chirality crops up in nuclear physics
Contrary to expectations, nuclei can be left- or right-handed
11 key questions about the universe
US experts identify the hottest topics in particle physics and astronomy
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On the road to two-proton radioactivity
Radioactivity is the transformation of an atomic nucleus by one of several mechanisms. Henry Becquerel observed alpha particles: helium-4 clusters consisting of two protons and two neutrons ejected fr...
US science awards recognize physics
The US Government makes another presentation next week with the National Medal of Science awards on 1 December. Physicists Willis Lamb and Jeremiah Ostriker receive the medal. Lamb, of the University ...
Physicists discover new kind of radioactivity
Galindo-Uribarri and co-workers chose an isotope of neon with an energy structure that prevents it from emitting protons one at a time. This means that the two protons are certainly ejected simultaneo...
