The race is on to harness the near-infinite power of nuclear fusion—by building a star on Earth. And scientists are closer ...

The stability of atomic nuclei varies wildly with the number of nuclear particles ... and nuclear excitations would involve protons and neutrons jumping up and down between those shells," Jenkins ...

Note: This press release has been adapted from an original release by Brookhaven National Laboratory.Members of the STAR ...

Andrea Richard receives funding from the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration.

Scientists may have finally uncovered the mystery behind ultra-high-energy cosmic rays — the most powerful particles known in ...

For example, the atomic number of chlorine is 17. Every chlorine atom has 17 protons and 17 electrons. It has 17 positive charges and 17 negative charges, meaning that it is neutral overall. Atoms of ...

Could black holes help explain the origins of high-energy cosmic radiation? The universe is filled with many forms of ...

Irene Curie was born in Paris, France, in 1897. In an unusual schooling setup, Irene was one of a group of children taught by ...

Researchers from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and CIBER-BBN, in collaboration with teams from the ...

Neutron’s architecture reflects hard-won lessons from Rocket Lab’s Electron small-lift vehicle, which has now completed over ...