Scientists have uncovered the properties of a rare earth element that was first discovered 80 years ago at the very same laboratory, opening a new pathway for the exploration of elements critical in modern technology, from ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 22, 2024
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Michigan State researchers have helped peer inside a nova—a type of astrophysical nuclear explosion—without leaving Earth.
General Physics
May 18, 2022
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Researchers from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) Laboratory at Michigan State University (MSU) have taken a major step toward a theoretical first-principles description of neutrinoless double-beta decay. Observing ...
General Physics
Jul 6, 2020
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At the Radioactive Isotope Beam Facility (RIBF) of the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator Science in Wako, a research team has measured the time it takes for 38 extremely rare isotopes to decay by half. This is the first ...
General Physics
May 4, 2011
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Was Tyrannosaurus rex cold-blooded? Did birds regulate their body temperatures before or after they began to grow feathers? Why would evolution favor warm-bloodedness when it has such a high energy cost?
Archaeology
May 24, 2010
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Quantum many-body systems are things such as atomic nuclei that consist of many tiny particles moving in complex ways. This makes it extremely difficult to predict how the systems behave as the particles interact. To study ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 9, 2024
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A collaboration between the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) and the Department of Statistics and Probability (STT) at Michigan State University (MSU) estimated the boundaries of nuclear existence by applying statistical ...
General Physics
Feb 20, 2019
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In the quest to develop quantum computers and networks, there are many components that are fundamentally different than those used today. Like a modern computer, each of these components has different constraints. However, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 11, 2024
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Radioactive dating is used to determine everything from the age of dinosaur fossils to Native American arrowheads. A new technique recently developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory ...
General Physics
May 12, 2011
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When you hear the term "radioactive" you likely think "bad news," maybe along the lines of fallout from an atomic bomb.
General Physics
Dec 7, 2018
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