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The efficiency of quantum computers, sensors and other applications often relies on the properties of electrons, including ...
However, giving birth, and looking after a newborn, would be far more difficult in zero gravity. After all, in space, nothing stays still. Fluids float. So do people. That makes delivering a baby and ...
Scientists have observed a brand-new and exotic atomic nucleus: aluminium-20. Unlike anything seen before, it decays through a stunning three-proton emission sequence, shedding light on nuclear ...
In 1947, Kix cereal ran a promotion for an "Atomic Bomb Ring" that contained radioactive polonium-210, one of the deadliest ...
Radioactive decay is a fundamental process in nature by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation. Studying ...
Radioactive decay is a fundamental process in nature by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation. Studying ...
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Breaking Down the Atom: A Visual Exploration of Atomic Structure
Atoms are the building blocks of all matter, from the air we breathe to every cell in our bodies. Yet despite their presence everywhere, no one has truly seen an atom with the naked eye ,until ...
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Dreams beget ideas
Dreams have often served as significant promoters of inspiration for some of the world’s greatest ideas and innovations throughout history. Many scientists, musicians, film-makers, poets, novelists, ...
According to the 'Big Crunch' theory, the universe will eventually collapse in on itself in a final climactic implosion, and ...
For nearly a century, scientists have been trying to find dark matter—the invisible substance that seems to make up about 80% ...