Excitation of thorium-229 brings a working nuclear clock closer
Experiment suggests that a solid-state clock could be possible
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FRIB finds five new isotopes in platinum fragments
Experiment could shed light on colliding neutron stars
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What can postage stamps tell us about the history of nuclear physics?
Ian Briggs looks at how the history of nuclear physics is captured in postage stamps
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Newly observed oxygen-28 nucleus fails ‘double magic’ test
Super-heavy isotope was the last remaining artificial candidate for extra-stable status
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Fallout from nuclear weapons testing explains the ‘wild boar paradox’ of radioactive meat
Persistently high levels of caesium-137 in European wild boar are a legacy of early Cold War nuclear testing, not just Chornobyl, say researchers
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Beyond the bomb: the life and times of J Robert Oppenheimer
Andrew Glester reviews the film Oppenheimer, written and directed by Christopher Nolan
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Nuclear clocks: why an experiment at CERN brings them closer to reality
This podcast features the nuclear physicist Sandro Kraemer
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Photons from nuclear clock transition are seen at long last
Breakthrough could lead to new experiments in fundamental physics
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Exploring the nuclear world: the life and science of Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber
Sidney Perkowitz delves into the life of the trailblazing nuclear physicist, who overcame significant odds to pursue her work
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Five exotic nuclei half-lives revealed in first experiment at FRIB
Michigan facility sheds new light on the neutron drip line
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