Atomic nuclei are often described as orderly systems. Certain numbers of protons or neutrons, called magic numbers, usually produce especially stable and spherical nuclei.

Some atoms are stable, while others seem to fall apart. Lead-208 will probably last forever, while the synthetic isotope technetium-99 exists for just hours. The difference lies in the structure of ...

A research team at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) is the first ever to observe a beta-delayed neutron emission ...

Schematic figure of the experimental setup. (a) A Mo-92 beam impinges on a primary beryllium target, producing several nuclides, including Mo-86. The secondary beam then collides with a secondary ...

For decades, nuclear physicists believed that "Islands of Inversion"—regions where the normal rules of nuclear structure suddenly break down—were found mostly in neutron-rich isotopes. In these ...

The rapid, structural increase in AI electricity demand is creating a violent collision with the slow, supply-constrained ...

Dec 5 (Reuters) - A protective shield at the Chornobyl nuclear plant in war-torn Ukraine, built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, can no longer perform its main safety function ...

GREIFSWALD, GERMANY - OCTOBER 29: A worker explains a photo taken about a year and a half ago that shows construction of the interior plasma chamber of the Wendelstein 7-X experimental fusion reactor ...

The global investment firm that Santee Cooper picked to jumpstart the failed expansion of the V.C. Summer nuclear plant was given six weeks to kick the tires and check under the hood. The review ...

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