ONE of the most remarkable characteristics of atoms is their predilection for the number 2 or for even numbers. The nuclei of atoms are now considered to be built up from hydrogen nuclei, which may be ...

This clip shows how carbon is made up from sub-atomic particles. Electron shells are mentioned. Two extra neutrons are added to make an unstable isotope which explodes at the end. This clip could be ...

Astronomers have counted the number of neutrons inside carbon atoms from 2.8 quadrillion km away. The team managed to measure the ratios of carbon isotopes in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the ...

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This clip shows how carbon is made up from sub-atomic particles. Electron shells are mentioned. Two extra neutrons are added to make an unstable isotope which explodes at the end. This clip could be ...

While studying the atoms of heavy elements, physicists in Japan discovered a previously unknown isotope of uranium, with atomic number 92 and mass number 241, i.e. uranium-241. The finding refines our ...

Inscribed on an Italian family’s 15th century coat of arms and decorating an ancient Japanese shrine, the Borromean rings are symbolically potent. Remove one ring from the trio of linked circles and ...

Artemis Spyrou receives funding from the US National Science Foundation. Sean Liddick receives funding from the Department of Energy, Office of Science and the Department of Energy, National Nuclear ...