A puzzling discovery in NGC 1068 shows a flood of neutrinos but weak gamma rays. Scientists now suspect helium atoms ...

One of the things that makes the main particle accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National ...

Protons are the basic building blocks of matter. Together with neutrons, they form atomic nuclei. These minute, positively ...

On Friday, the US Office of Management and Budget sent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chair of the Senate's Appropriations ...

Nuclear physics is the study of the protons and neutrons at the centre of an atom and the interactions that hold them together in a space just a few femtometres (10-15 metres) across. Example ...

Experimental nuclear physics is the practical investigation of the processes that occur at the heart of an atom. This includes building a better fundamental understanding of fusion and fission ...

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have demonstrated a working capability that can radically accelerate the testing of qubits — the quantum computing ...

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With near completion, teams at the processing center have successfully handled Oak Ridge’s inventory of transuranic debris waste.

Iran has confirmed that its next round of nuclear talks with the United States this weekend will be held in Rome after earlier confusion over where the negotiations would be conducted. Wednesday ...

Thanks to new data and upgraded techniques, the new limit – 0.45 electron volts (eV) at 90% confidence – is half that of the previous tightest constraint, and marks a step toward answering one of ...