For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

A Jilin University team has reported a novel strategy using pressure engineering to identify the organic–inorganic ...

A breakthrough in heavy-element chemistry shatters long-held assumptions about transuranium elements. Researchers have ...

For decades, scientists believed that lead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb), the heaviest known "doubly magic" nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

To develop a practical fusion power system, scientists need to fully understand how the plasma fuel interacts with its surroundings. The plasma is superheated, which means some of the atoms ...

Atomic swaps allow direct cryptocurrency exchanges between blockchains without third parties. Utilizing smart contracts, atomic swaps automatically execute or cancel trades based on agreed terms ...

Russia has denied any responsibility for the attack. The head of the UN-backed international atomic energy watchdog, IAEA – which has a team based at the former Soviet nuclear site in Ukraine – issued ...

An eight-megaton explosion would be over 500 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima ... composition and internal structure to understand how its impact might unfold.

Both depend on the odd and unexplained fact that atomic nuclei do not weigh as much ... forming “paperbag” nuclei out of smaller units. Deuterium (heavy hydrogen), for instance, has one ...

Department of Chemistry, Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States ...