Understanding How the Sun Shines: From Triton Decay to Proton-Proton Fusion
Remarkably, the rate of proton-proton fusion in the sun is not precisely understood, but it can be better predicted using the process of triton decay.
Remarkably, the rate of proton-proton fusion in the sun is not precisely understood, but it can be better predicted using the process of triton decay.
A University of Utah research team demonstrates that a low power university research reactor can produce terbium-161 at high purity from gadolinium-160.
Researchers explore the effects of radiation and harsh chemicals to optimize americium-241 production.
Researchers gain new insights into a strong bond between the isotope astatine-211 and common chemicals, creating new possibilities for cancer treatment.
Scientists have developed tiny nanocrystal particles made up of isotopes of the elements lanthanum, vanadium, and oxygen for use in treating cancer.
Researchers imaged individual barium ions in dense xenon gas, offering a new path toward ultra-low-background searches for neutrinoless double beta decay.
Calculations of charge distribution in mesons provide a benchmark for experimental measurements and validate widely used 'factorization' method.
Mapping a way to ferrotoroidicity: the long-sought fourth ferroic order with magnetic-electric properties that can enable new technologies.
An unexpected electron behavior called charge density waves in an iron-germanium metal material presents a new paradigm in emergent quantum phenomena.
A “neutron camera” device reveals how a thermoelectric material maintains an overall crystalline structure despite local dynamic disorder
The intra-beam repulsion that typically degrades electron beam quality can now be used to improve it
Scientists found two competing mechanisms that contribute to the deformation of nanosheet materials used in cutting-edge computer components.