University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in muonic atom research, clearing the way for new nuclear ...

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High-speed beam line. FRIB is already recognized as one of the world’s leading rare isotope accelerators. The facility aims ...

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The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has cleared a major hurdle in making a Generation IV nuclear reactor practical. Using a ...

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Simulations of equations from the Standard Model of particle physics are too difficult for classical supercomputers. In this ...

University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in muonic atom research, clearing the way for new nuclear ...

Physicists have measured a nuclear reaction that can occur in neutron star collisions, providing direct experimental data for a process that had previously only been theorised. The study provides new ...

JILA researchers are pioneering a nuclear clock using thorium-229, which offers unprecedented stability compared to atomic ...

Researchers have combined theory and experiments to show that nuclear polarization does not limit studies of muonic atoms, clearing the way for new nuclear physics experiments. University of ...