A team of scientists set out to probe some of the heaviest elements in the periodic table using an advanced form of laser ...

Researchers from the University of Liverpool are part of an international collaboration that has made significant advances in ...

This physicist and self-described “plasma guy” (and former head of Argonne National Laboratory) delves into whether can ...

A recent study has proposed a new mechanism for the formation of primordial black holes that could provide answers about dark matter.

University of Liverpool researchers are part of an international research collaboration that has shed light on what happens ...

Massive stars about eight times more massive than the sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The explosions, ...

Where does the periodic table of chemical elements end and which processes lead to the existence of heavy elements? An ...

Nuclear fission has powered our world and medical advancements for decades. What exactly happens when an atom's nucleus splits into two parts?

Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have achieved a big breakthrough in neutron research. They ran a neutron production system for 1,250 hours using a 1.7-megawatt proton beam. This ...

Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision ...

Oak Ridge Lab's Spallation Neutron Source reached 1.7 MW with a new target for 1,250 hours, ahead of a 2025 review.