Nuclear physics Research update Mechanical oscillations cause iron to become transparent to gamma rays “Acoustically induced transparency” created by vibrating solid absorber Read article: Mechanical oscillations cause iron to become transparent to gamma rays
Nuclear physics Research update Mirror-symmetry violation discovered in ground states of strontium and bromine isotopes Surprise discovery made while investigating astronomical X-ray bursts Read article: Mirror-symmetry violation discovered in ground states of strontium and bromine isotopes
Stars and solar physics Research update Forbidden nuclear transition sheds light on how some stars die Laboratory experiment suggests that intermediate-mass stars expire via thermonuclear explosions Read article: Forbidden nuclear transition sheds light on how some stars die
Projects and facilities News Brookhaven chosen to host major US nuclear physics facility Due to start by 2030, the Electron-Ion Collider will probe the strong nuclear force and the role of gluons in nucleons and nuclei Read article: Brookhaven chosen to host major US nuclear physics facility
Nuclear physics Research update Neutron dripline extended to fluorine and neon isotopes Sodium isotopes could exist with more than 28 neutrons, study reveals Read article: Neutron dripline extended to fluorine and neon isotopes
Nuclear physics Research update Electron scattering experiment is first to point to a small proton radius “Too early to tell” if decade-old mystery has been solved Read article: Electron scattering experiment is first to point to a small proton radius
Nuclear physics News Experts point to Russia as source of radioactive ruthenium leak Explosion may have occurred while reprocessing spent fuel for a neutrino experiment Read article: Experts point to Russia as source of radioactive ruthenium leak
Nuclear physics Research update ‘Cold case’ of cold fusion reopened by Google-funded scientists Still no evidence for cold fusion, but researchers say controversial phenomenon may be real Read article: ‘Cold case’ of cold fusion reopened by Google-funded scientists
Nuclear physics Research update Newest doubly-magic nucleus shifts between two shapes Nickel-78 could be a rich testing ground for nuclear theory Read article: Newest doubly-magic nucleus shifts between two shapes
Nuclear physics Research update Correlations between protons and neutrons may explain 35-year-old nuclear mystery Proton–neutron pairs in the nucleus be responsible for the surprise discovery 35 years ago that quarks inside free nucleons behave differently to those bound inside nuclei Read article: Correlations between protons and neutrons may explain 35-year-old nuclear mystery
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