The results of the Chi-Nu physics experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory have contributed essential, never-before-observed data for enhancing nuclear security applications, understanding criticality safety and designing ...
General Physics
Sep 26, 2023
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New research is challenging the scientific status quo on the limits of the nuclear chart in hot stellar environments where temperatures reach billions of degrees Celsius.
General Physics
Sep 18, 2023
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Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have made a discovery that could change our understanding of the universe. In their study published in Science Advances, they reveal, for the first time, that there is a range ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 23, 2023
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Scientists have found a mathematical shortcut that could help harness fusion energy, a potential source of clean electricity that could mitigate floods, heat waves, and other rising effects of climate change. The method allows ...
Plasma Physics
Aug 17, 2023
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Scandium radioisotopes are potentially useful for medical imaging such as positron emission tomography (PET) scans. However, health care providers do not currently use these isotopes to image cancer because they are difficult ...
Materials Science
Aug 14, 2023
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An important recent discovery in physics came from measuring neutrinos—neutral, weakly interacting particles—produced by the sun. Nuclear reactions in the sun produce only electron neutrinos. According to the standard ...
General Physics
Aug 14, 2023
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Scientists have conducted the first ever 3D simulation of a star's entire evolutionary phase thanks to new simulation technologies.
Astronomy
Aug 14, 2023
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US scientists responsible for a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough say they have repeated the feat—this time achieving a greater yield of energy.
General Physics
Aug 7, 2023
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Robert Oppenheimer is often placed next to Albert Einstein as the 20th century's most famous physicist.
Other
Jul 19, 2023
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Nuclear scientists are on a mission to help create a circular economy where "waste" is a useful resource. Used nuclear fuel can be recycled, and scientists are working to understand how radiation affects this recycling process. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 21, 2023
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