Different atoms and ions possess characteristic energy levels. Like a fingerprint, they are unique for each species. Among ...
Known as “islands of inversion,” these odd regions are found among a sea of normal nuclei. Now, a new island may have been spotted in surprising circumstances.
An international team of researchers has systematically measured the β-decay half-lives of 40 nuclei near calcium-54, ...
Scientists have taken another giant step towards building the most precise clock ever imagined—one that could display not only the passage of time, but shifting rules of nature itself. An ...
Technical University of Braunschweig, and the University of Delaware achieved new insight into the inner structure of the ...