Quantum billiard balls: Digging deeper into light-assisted atomic collisions
When atoms collide, their exact structure—for example, the number of electrons they have or even the quantum spin of their ...
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Breakthrough study challenges long-held beliefs about the shape of atomic nuclei
An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey’s Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb) is perfectly ...
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Rutherford and Bohr describe atomic structure
Photo: Niels Bohr's research notes for his new atomic theory Rutherford's find came from a very strange experience. Everyone at that time imagined the atom as a "plum pudding." That is ...
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Scientists uncover clues about atomic nucleus shape and dark forces
The results confirmed the original anomaly, but thanks to new nuclear theory calculations from researchers at TU Darmstadt, ...
Discovery of unexpected collagen structure shows greater diversity than previously believed
Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a ...
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Rutherford and Bohr describe atomic structure
Photo: Niels Bohr's research notes for his new atomic theory Rutherford's find came from a very strange experience. Everyone at that time imagined the atom as a "plum pudding." That is ...