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 ...

The illustration depicts an intense laser field (red wave) interacting with Deuterium and Tritium nuclei. By modifying the collision energy distribution, the laser field facilitates quantum tunneling ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – There is still a substantial gender gap in the STEM world. A recent report shows about a third of those in the industry are women, and very few are Indigenous. In New Mexico, there ...

Physicists working with molybdenum-84, a nucleus containing exactly 42 protons and 42 neutrons, have found that this seemingly balanced atom defies one of nuclear physics’ longest-standing ...

A nuclear reactor at an Illinois energy plant is helping University of Chicago scientists learn how to catch and understand the tiny, elusive particles known as neutrinos. At Constellation’s (formerly ...