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December 7, 2019

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Ultrafast Quantum Simulations: A New Twist to an Old Approach

Nov. 25, 2019 — Billions of tiny interactions occur between thousands of particles in every piece of matter in the blink of an eye. Simulating these interactions in their full dynamics was ... read more

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New Measurement Yields Smaller Proton Radius

Nov. 6, 2019 — Using the first new method in half a century for measuring the size of the proton via electron scattering, scientists have produced a new value for the proton's radius in a ... read more

An India-Pakistan Nuclear War Could Kill Millions, Threaten Global Starvation

Oct. 2, 2019 — A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could, over the span of less than a week, kill 50-125 million people -- more than the death toll during all ... read more

How to Dismantle a Nuclear Bomb

Sep. 30, 2019 — MIT team successfully tests a new method for verification of weapons ... read more

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Fusion by Strong Lasers

Dec. 5, 2019 — Nuclear physics usually involves high energies, as illustrated by experiments to master controlled nuclear fusion. One problem is how to overcome the strong electrical repulsion between atomic nuclei ... read more

When Laser Beams Meet Plasma: New Data Addresses Gap in Fusion Research

Dec. 2, 2019 — Scientists have directly demonstrated for the first time how laser beams modify the conditions of a plasma, addressing one of the challenges in the longstanding quest to achieve ... read more

Gains in One Type of Disruption Force Are Offset by Losses in Another

Dec. 2, 2019 — Simulations show that halo currents can serve as a proxy for the total force produced by vertical ... read more

First Implantable Magnet Resonance Detector

Nov. 27, 2019 — A new miniature NMR implant measures neuronal ... read more

Blowing Bubbles: Scientist Confirms Way to Launch Current in Fusion Plasmas

Nov. 18, 2019 — Physicists have used high-resolution computer simulations to investigate the practicality of the CHI start-up technique. The simulations show that CHI could produce the current continuously in ... read more

Space-Based Radar Suggests North Korean Nuke Equivalent to '17 Hiroshimas'

Nov. 14, 2019 — A team of scientists have used satellite data to augment measurements of North Korean nuclear tests on the ground. The researchers find that the most recent test shifted the ground by a few meters, ... read more

Sponge-Like 2D Material With Interesting Electrical Conductivity and Magnetic Properties

Oct. 31, 2019 — Researchers synthesize a new 2D Metal Organic Framework with an ever-growing list of possible ... read more

Microrobots Clean Up Radioactive Waste

Oct. 30, 2019 — According to some experts, nuclear power holds great promise for meeting the world's growing energy demands without generating greenhouse gases. But scientists need to find a way to remove ... read more

Chemistry: Scientist Confirm a New 'Magic Number' for Neutrons

Oct. 25, 2019 — Scientists have shown that 34 is a ''magic number'' for neutrons, meaning that atomic nuclei with 34 neutrons are more stable than would normally be expected. Earlier experiments had suggested, but ... read more

A New Stable Form of Plutonium Discovered

Oct. 18, 2019 — Scientists have found a new compound of plutonium with an unexpected, pentavalent oxidation state. This new phase of plutonium is solid and stable, and may be a transient phase in radioactive waste ... read more