Nuclear physics Research update Newly observed oxygen-28 nucleus fails ‘double magic’ test Super-heavy isotope was the last remaining artificial candidate for extra-stable status Read article: Newly observed oxygen-28 nucleus fails ‘double magic’ test
Environment and energy Research update 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 Read article: Fallout from nuclear weapons testing explains the ‘wild boar paradox’ of radioactive meat
Personalities Opinion and reviews Beyond the bomb: the life and times of J Robert Oppenheimer Andrew Glester reviews the film Oppenheimer, written and directed by Christopher Nolan Read article: Beyond the bomb: the life and times of J Robert Oppenheimer
Metrology Podcasts Nuclear clocks: why an experiment at CERN brings them closer to reality This podcast features the nuclear physicist Sandro Kraemer Read article: Nuclear clocks: why an experiment at CERN brings them closer to reality
Instrumentation and measurement Research update Photons from nuclear clock transition are seen at long last Breakthrough could lead to new experiments in fundamental physics Read article: Photons from nuclear clock transition are seen at long last
History Feature 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 Read article: Exploring the nuclear world: the life and science of Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber
Nuclear physics Research update Five exotic nuclei half-lives revealed in first experiment at FRIB Michigan facility sheds new light on the neutron drip line Read article: Five exotic nuclei half-lives revealed in first experiment at FRIB
Nuclear physics Podcasts Nuclear forensics keeps tabs on radioactive materials, big science summer school launches in Spain In this podcast we chat about nuclear diamond batteries and materials for fusion reactors Read article: Nuclear forensics keeps tabs on radioactive materials, big science summer school launches in Spain
Nuclear physics Podcasts Quantum computers could soon bring breakthroughs in nuclear physics In this podcast we explore how quantum computers have captured the imaginations of nuclear physicists Read article: Quantum computers could soon bring breakthroughs in nuclear physics
History Podcasts Celebrating the life of the pioneering nuclear physicist Gertrude Goldhaber We speak with her family and archivist about Goldhaber’s scientific legacy Read article: Celebrating the life of the pioneering nuclear physicist Gertrude Goldhaber