A new theory-based approach provides access to the minute transverse motion of quarks within protons. Nuclear physicists have developed a new theoretical framework that allows them to calculate a ...

Nuclear power is a controversial source of energy, seen by some as a miracle source of clean and abundant power, and by others as a source of radioactive waste and danger. But with new generations of ...

Target preparation techniques are fundamental to nuclear physics experiments as they provide the essential interface where high-energy reactions occur. Researchers employ a range of fabrication ...

“Many people who work in nuclear physics are very interested in it and are eagerly awaiting our results,” Antognini says. But the energy density of the laser must be increased significantly, which ...

Many heavy atomic nuclei are shaped more or less like squashed rugby balls than fully inflated ones, according to a ...

Hundreds of physicists from around the world will convene to present new research at the 2025 Fall Meeting of the American Physical Society’s Division of Nuclear Physics. The conference will be held ...

DARPA is exploring Ghost Imaging to revolutionize nuclear detection, using quantum physics to see hidden threats with ...

Death of nuclear physicist Xu Hongjie came just weeks before the project he led achieved a breakthrough in fourth-generation ...

A patient undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedure will be exposed to many potential risks (probability of harm) besides exposure to ionizing radiation. Each risk deserves due consideration.

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was assassinated in Tehran on Friday, is the latest Iranian nuclear scientist to be attacked since ...