Scientific American

Nuclear war may keep humanity from finding a ‘theory of everything,’ top physicist says

After winning a Breakthrough Prize, the world’s most lucrative science award, theoretical physicist David Gross is using the ...

Hypertriton appears more tightly bound than expected, sharpening the picture of nuclear forces

An international research team of the A1 Collaboration at the Mainz Microtron (MAMI) of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ...

PHYSOR 2026: American Nuclear Society reactor physics conference to be hosted by newcleo and Politecnico di Torino for the first time in Italy

TURIN, Italy, April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- newcleo, in partnership with Politecnico di Torino, is proud to announce ...
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Nuclear weapons tests: The physics that makes them so hard to hide

Nuclear weapons tests are among the most violent events humans can trigger, and that violence leaves fingerprints in the Earth, sea, air, and even in orbit. The physics of shock waves, sound, and ...

Meet Swami Jnanananda: The monk who became a nuclear scientist after years of meditation in Himalayas

Swami Jnanananda’s life traces a rare journey from years of meditation in the Himalayas to advanced research in nuclear ...
Phys.org

Research news on Nuclear physics

Nuclear physics is a research area focused on the structure, dynamics, and interactions of atomic nuclei and their constituent nucleons, governed primarily by the strong and weak nuclear forces within ...
C&EN

Project Omega comes out of stealth with nuclear batteries and recycling

A person in black gloves holds a small square object while a person in blue gloves pokes it with a pencil-shaped object. Staff at Project Omega handle part of a prototype betavoltaic battery. Credit: ...