How Did Scientists Map the Shape of an Electron?
For the first time, scientists have successfully mapped the shape of an electron while it moves through a solid. This ...
To Unlock Limitless Energy, Scientists Needed a Secret Ingredient—And They May Have Just ...
The new material could be key to finally building a successful fusion reactor.
Accidental Breakthrough As Supercooled Wires Detect Near-Light-Speed Protons
Researchers have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors (SNSPDs), originally designed for detecting ...
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Department of Energy Scientists Discover Unexpected New Method of Detecting High-Energy Protons
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a highly sensitive sensor ...
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Poorly understood force helps keep atomic nuclei stable
Three-nucleon force affects nuclear stability, impacting element formation and stellar evolution. The force increases energy ...
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Plutonium lockdown: how the UK plans to secure its nuclear stockpile
The current idea is to vitrify the plutonium – bake it into a ceramic glass, like material – and bury it 1000 metres below in a geological disposal facility (GDF). However, the UK currently possesses ...
How our team spotted the most energetic neutrino detected to date
Recent research on lightweight particles called neutrinos might have passed you by—much like the more than 10 trillion ...
From photons to protons: Team makes breakthrough in high-energy particle detection
Particle detectors play a crucial role in our understanding of the fundamental building blocks of the universe. They allow ...