World’s Most Powerful Detector to Examine Nuclear ‘Fingerprints’ with 100x Sensitivity The Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array (GRETA), a powerful new detector for studying atomic nuclei, has revolutionized the field of nuclear physics with its unprecedented sensitivity and accuracy. This cutting-edge technology, developed by a team of researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is poised […]
Five-dimensional physics solves decades-old mystery of mercury fission
Five-Dimensional Physics Solves Decades-Old Mystery of Mercury Fission An international team of researchers, including scientists from Science Tokyo, has developed a five-dimensional Langevin model that has successfully unraveled a longstanding mystery surrounding mercury fission. This groundbreaking discovery not only sheds light on a phenomenon that has puzzled scientists for decades but also opens up new […]
Catching a star’s whisper: Scientists detect rare carbon fusion at 2.22 MeV
Catching a Star’s Whisper: Scientists Detect Rare Carbon Fusion at 2.22 MeV Imagine trying to hear a single voice humming in a stadium of screaming fans. That’s the challenge scientists face when detecting rare carbon fusion events in the vastness of space. Recently, a groundbreaking discovery has sent ripples of excitement through the scientific community […]
Nuclear scientists discover new isotopes that cause fission to turn asymmetric
Nuclear Scientists Discover New Isotopes Causing Asymmetric Fission An international collaboration of scientists working with the FAIR Phase 0 program at the GSI (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research) in Germany has made a groundbreaking discovery in the realm of nuclear physics. These brilliant minds have uncovered new isotopes that have the remarkable capability […]