Quantum computers, which operate leveraging quantum mechanics phenomena, could eventually tackle some optimization and ...

Neutron stars, the collapsed remnants of massive stars, hold the densest matter in the universe. These cosmic objects are ...

Proposed U.S. space defenses against hypersonic nuclear missiles are unnecessary, impractical and would trigger a dangerous ...

Nuclear physics research is focused on understanding the matter composed of quarks and gluons, which makes up 99% of the mass of the universe. Most of this matter is found at the core of atoms, the ...

Scientists found an unexpected nuclear energy shift in radioactive lanthanum isotopes, challenging existing models and ...

Called the Lévy walk (or in some cases the Lévy flight) after mathematician Paul Lévy, it is a type of random wandering that ...

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A compact method of detecting neutrinos provides new tests of physics theories and could lead to new reactor-monitoring methods.

Quantum dots are widely used for their ability to emit single photons at specific wavelengths. These photons are created by ...

South Africa's first black female nuclear scientist, Senamile Masango, a trailblazer who set out to inspire young women, has ...

A four-year funded project in the interface between nuclear physics and quantum computing based in the School of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Surrey, working with industrial partners ...