Researchers from Kyushu University, Japan have revealed how a special type of force within an atom's nucleus, known as the ...

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Researchers from Kyushu University, Japan have revealed how a special type of force within an atom’s nucleus, known as the three-nucleon force, impacts nuclear stability. The study, published in ...

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Researchers at the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have succeeded in producing the world's ...

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