For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Sun’s light can feel on Earth.

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The West Texas city of Abilene is better known for country music and rodeos than advanced nuclear physics. But that’s where ...

James Corson is currently a two-day champion on Jeopardy! He competed against Harvey Silikovitz, who garnered social media ...

Using the Frontier supercomputer at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, researchers have developed a new technique that predicts nuclear properties in record detail. The study ...

When nuclear engineer James Corson got a call saying he would appear on “Jeopardy!” 12 years after first applying, it was a “dream come true,” he said. Corson, who has lived in Frederick for about 15 ...

Plasma specialist heads to Peking University to pursue magnetic confinement on mission to make nuclear fusion a reality.

Andhra University hosts national workshop on computer interfaced physics experiments with 140 participants, including faculty, scholars, and students.

A UKRI funded studentship in the theoretical nuclear physics group at the University of Surrey to work on theories at the forefront of nuclear physics, in areas such as nuclear reactions, structure, ...