Nuclear physics
Everything filed under fields in our physics coverage, the 23 reports filed on it so far.
Study Shows Nazi Germany's Final Reactor Could Not Achieve Criticality
Analysis of uranium cubes and records reveals the B8 reactor, built in 1945, lacked sufficient uranium and heavy water to sustain a nuclear chain...
Nuclear clocks using thorium-229 transitions realized in two breakthroughs
Two independent research teams have created the first working nuclear clocks by using narrow-linewidth lasers to drive a transition in thorium-229...
Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube neutrino discovery
Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
CMS Search for New Physics in Four-Jet Events with Bottom Quarks
The CMS collaboration reports a search for new particles decaying into pairs of jets containing bottom quarks, using 13 TeV proton-proton collision...
CosmicWatch: A $100 Muon Detector Opens Particle Physics to Students
A compact, $100 detector called CosmicWatch, developed at the University of Delaware, allows students and researchers to detect invisible cosmic...
Self-Supervised Learning Sharpens Resonance Mass Reconstruction
A new self-supervised learning method improves the reconstruction of heavy resonance masses in particle physics experiments.
Quantum Sensors Sharpen Nuclear Material Assessments
NIST researchers have used ultra-cold transition edge sensors to measure X-ray emissions from nuclear materials with unprecedented accuracy.
Ultra-High-Energy Photon Defies Physics to Reach Earth
A 300 TeV photon from a distant gamma-ray burst survived a 2-billion-light-year journey that should have destroyed it.
Building Reproducibility into Moiré Material Research
A Nature Physics perspective argues that reproducibility challenges in moiré material experiments must be addressed from the outset in material...
New Experiment Sets Limits on Axion-like Dark Matter
A physics experiment using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and a SQUID magnetometer has searched for ultralight axion-like dark matter.
Belle II could probe new physics via long-lived heavy neutral leptons
A new study proposes using the Belle II experiment to search for long-lived heavy neutral leptons, predicted by extensions of the Standard Model.
AI designs physics experiments from existing lab components
An international team shows artificial intelligence can design physics experiments using existing lab components that yield more precise results.
Physicist Sarah Demers on AI's Role in Particle Physics
Yale physicist Sarah Demers discusses the U.S. Department of Energy's use of AI to optimize the Mu2e experiment.
Quantum Materials Stalled by Synthesis Dependence
A new analysis in Nature Physics identifies synthesis dependence as a major obstacle in quantum materials research.
Erk Gradients Control Zebrafish Fin Regeneration
Researchers have identified how zebrafish fins regenerate to their exact pre-injury size. A study in *Nature Physics* shows that gradients of Erk...
Harvard study models physics of kiiking
Harvard researchers have published a mathematical analysis of kiiking, Estonia's extreme swinging sport. The study frames the athlete's ability to...
Nuclear magnetic flips explain low-energy gamma rays
A study finds low-energy gamma rays from atomic nuclei come from magnetic transitions where protons and neutrons flip their internal magnets.
ATLAS pushes limits on quantum black holes, lepton-flavour violation and Clockwork gravitons
ATLAS at the LHC conducts three new searches for physics beyond the Standard Model, targeting TeV-scale quantum black holes, lepton-flavour-violating...
New theory may solve 30-year neutrino mystery
A theoretical study suggests that missing neutrinos in gallium-based experiments may not indicate a new particle but could be due to a calculation...
Exact Time-Correlated Coincidence Modeling with Reset Boundaries
Physicists have developed a new method for analyzing rare prompt-delayed signals in high-energy physics experiments.
MIT Physicists Uncover Hidden Physics Behind Electronic Phase Transitions in Quantum Materials
MIT researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of quantum materials, uncovering new details about how two distinct forms of...
Tiny Quantum Engines Reveal Hidden Useful Energy
Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a theoretical framework that brings quantum physics and thermodynamics into better agreement...
Scientists Detect Faint Antineutrino Signal from Shutdown Nuclear Reactor
Researchers have measured the lingering antineutrino emission from a nuclear reactor after shutdown for the first time, providing a new tool for...