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Analytical Chemistry Sep 4, 2024

Assorted, distinctive behavior of molten uranium salt revealed by neutrons

In a paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers have documented for the first time the unique chemistry dynamics and structure of high-temperature liquid uranium trichloride (UCl3) salt, ...

General Physics Aug 29, 2024

Novel encoding mechanism unveiled for particle physics

In the development of particle physics, researchers have introduced an innovative particle encoding mechanism that promises to improve how information in particle physics is digitally registered and analyzed. This new method, ...

Environment Aug 28, 2024

Sustainable agricultural systems reduce greenhouse gas emissions, researchers confirm

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) has investigated the extent to which climate-smart agriculture (CSA), an integrated approach involving methods and practices designed to make farming more sustainable ...

General Physics Aug 13, 2024

'Mirror' nuclei help connect nuclear theory and neutron stars

Adding or removing neutrons from an atomic nucleus leads to changes in the size of the nucleus. This in turn causes tiny changes in the energy levels of the atom's electrons, known as isotope shifts. Scientists can use precision ...

General Physics Jul 26, 2024

Physicists introduce method for mechanical detection of individual nuclear decays

In recent years, physicists and engineers have developed increasingly sophisticated instruments to study particles and the interactions between them with high precision. These instruments, which include particle detectors, ...

General Physics Jul 23, 2024

High-energy collision study reveals new insights into quark-gluon plasma

In high-energy physics, researchers have unveiled how high-energy partons lose energy in nucleus-nucleus collisions, an essential process in studying quark-gluon plasma (QGP). This finding could enhance our knowledge of the ...

General Physics Jul 17, 2024

First observation of the nuclear two-photon decay in bare atomic nuclei

For the first time, an international research team has succeeded in observing a two-photon decay on a so-called bare atomic nucleus from which the entire electron shell has been removed.

Analytical Chemistry Jul 15, 2024

Caught in the actinium: New research could help design better cancer treatments

The element actinium was first discovered at the turn of the 20th century, but even now, nearly 125 years later, researchers still don't have a good grasp on the metal's chemistry. That's because actinium is only available ...

General Physics Jul 9, 2024

Tensor-force effects on nuclear matter in relativistic ab initio theory

Tensor force is a crucial ingredient of the nucleon-nucleon (NN) interaction, and has an important impact on the structural and dynamical properties of the nuclear many-body system. Many efforts have been devoted to studying ...

General Physics Jun 27, 2024

Magnesium-18's unique decay process: From theory to practice

Led by physicist Si-Min Wang, the research team at Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Ion-beam Application (MOE), Institute of Modern Physics, and Shanghai Research Center for Theoretical Nuclear Physics, NSFC, Fudan University, ...

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