How an atomic nucleus can have two different shapes with only slightly different energy levels by Eric Gedenk, Michigan State University Facility for Rare Isotope Beams ...

For nearly a century, scientists around the world have been searching for dark matter - an invisible substance believed to make up about 80 percent of ...

Explore ETH Zurich’s cutting-edge experiments on fundamental forces and dark matter. Click to read the full story now ...

The advancement made at the Wendelstein 7-X reactor is another to the list of breakthroughs that brings the world a ...

The radioactive decay of atomic nuclei has been one of the keystones of nuclear physics since the beginning of nuclear research. Now the heaviest nucleus decaying via proton emission has been measured ...

For the first time in nearly 30 years, scientists have discovered the heaviest atomic nucleus ever observed that decays by emitting a proton—a rare and fascinating process in nuclear physics ...

Researchers at Michigan State University’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) have made a fascinating discovery: a tiny ...

Physicists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have a novel plan to uncover an unknown fifth force of nature long theorized to exist ...

In nuclear physics, "magic numbers" identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

Knowable Magazine reports on attosecond science, revealing how scientists study atomic interactions at unbelievable speeds to ...