Scientists at the PHENIX experiment at RHIC have uncovered compelling evidence that even collisions involving small nuclei ...

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 ...

Researchers discovered rutherfordium-252, the shortest-lived superheavy nucleus, refining the "island of stability" map and ...

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The size of an atom is only a few angstroms at most - there are 10 billion angstroms in 1 metre. This video also looks at the ...