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A new nuclear 'island' where magic numbers break down

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 unusual pockets of the ...

Tightening the net around the elusive sterile neutrino

Neutrinos, though nearly invisible, are among the most numerous matter particles in the universe. The Standard Model recognizes three types, but the discovery of neutrino oscillations revealed they have mass and can change ...

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Optical clock sets new accuracy record, bringing us closer to a new definition of the second
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Seeing physics as a mountain landscape for classification of nonlinear systems
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Dislocations without crystals: Burgers vectors discovered in glass
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The case for an antimatter Manhattan project
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Probing the quantum nature of black holes through entropy
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Humans and artificial neural networks exhibit some similar patterns during learning
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New universal law predicts how most objects shatter, from dropped bottles to exploding bubbles
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Finding information in the randomness of living matter
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Consciousness as the foundation: New theory addresses nature of reality
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Unlocking a new class of materials with origami

Origami—the Japanese art of folding paper—could be the next frontier in innovative materials. Practiced in Japan since the early 1600s, origami involves combining simple folding techniques to create intricate designs. ...

What friction and red traffic lights have in common

Picture yourself at a busy pedestrian crossing. When the light is red, everyone waits—until one person starts to cross. Soon, others follow, and eventually everyone follows the crowd and crosses. Amsterdam physicists have ...

Scientists release underground dark matter experiment design

Researchers, students and science-lovers across the world now have access to the design of the globally significant SABRE South dark matter experiment in the lead up to its installation in the Stawell Underground Physics ...