Known as “islands of inversion,” these regions are found among a sea of normal nuclei. Now, a new island may have been ...

For years, physicists have mapped the stability of atomic nuclei with remarkable confidence. The periodic table, with its ...

A new atomic nucleus 149-Lutetium, consisting of 71 protons and 78 neutrons, has been synthesized. A new atomic nucleus 149-Lutetium, consisting of 71 protons and 78 neutrons, has been synthesized in ...

A new measurement of the strong nuclear force, which binds protons and neutrons together, confirms previous hints of an uncomfortable truth: We still don’t have a solid theoretical grasp of even the ...

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An atom is the smallest unit of an element that retains its chemical properties. It is made of protons, neutrons, and electrons. (Image: M ...

For the first time, quarks and gluons were used to describe properties of atomic nuclei, which until now had been explained by the existence of protons and neutrons. The temporary pair of correlated ...

A team of physicists has embarked on a journey where few others have gone: into the glue that binds atomic nuclei. The resultant measurement, which was extracted from experimental data taken at the ...

Helium is the simplest element in the periodic table with more than one particle in its nucleus, yet state of the art theory and experiments on it don't add up. When you purchase through links on our ...

This frame from "Visualizing the Nucleus" shows animations of four different nuclei, with their protons and neutrons, quarks and gluons visible. NEWPORT NEWS, VA – There has never been a better time ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. A new measurement of the strong nuclear force, which binds protons and neutrons together, confirms previous hints of an uncomfortable ...