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Hitting Nuclei with Light May Create Fluid Primordial Matter
Theorists' hydrodynamic flow calculations accurately describe data from collisions of photons with lead nuclei at the ATLAS experiment.
Wildfires in 2021 emitted a record-breaking amount of carbon dioxide
UC Irvine-led study found northern-latitude forest fires to be the highest source
Lead-Isotope Computations Connect Physics from the Subatomic to the Cosmic Scale
Powerful statistical tools, simulations, and supercomputers explore a billion different nuclear forces and predict properties of the very-heavy lead-208 nucleus.
Shape-Shifting Experiment Challenges Interpretation of How Cadmium Nuclei Move
In conflict with a long-held explanation of cadmium isotope motion, a new experiment found that cadmium-106 may rotate instead of vibrate.
When Material Goes Quantum, Electrons Slow Down and Form a Crystal
Researchers detect an exotic electron phase called Wigner crystal in tungsten diselenide/tungsten disulfide moiré superlattices.
Machine Learning Takes Hold in Nuclear Physics
As machine learning tools gain momentum, a review of machine learning projects reveals these tools are already in use throughout nuclear physics.
A Trial Run for Smart Streaming Readouts
Nuclear physicists test whether next generation artificial intelligence and machine learning tools can process experimental data in real time.
A Plutonium Needle in a Haystack
New results could significantly improve resonance ionization mass spectrometry ultra-trace analysis of plutonium isotopes.
Natural instincts
Triple-scholarship recipient Kyle Suen furthers his love of nature through studies and research
