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"Gone too soon": SA mourns death of Senamile Masango, first black nuclear physicist
South Africans mourned the death of Senamile Masango, the first black nuclear physicist. People in Mzansi were touched by her ...
Physicists Uncover a Hidden Quantum World Inside the Proton – And It’s Wilder Than We Thought
Protons are far from simple particles — they are swirling cauldrons of quarks, gluons, and quantum entanglement. Scientists ...
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New insights into the structure of atomic nuclei
For almost a century, measurements have indicated that a significant proportion of matter in the universe consists of unknown ...
Tributes pour in following death of nuclear scientist, Senamile Masango
Senamile Masango, South Africa’s first black woman nuclear physicist, has passed away at 37, leaving behind a legacy of ...
South Africa mourns pioneering female nuclear scientist
South Africa's first black female nuclear scientist, Senamile Masango, a trailblazer who set out to inspire young women, has ...
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An appreciation: How physicist Evgeny Velikhov helped end the US-Soviet nuclear arms race
Evgeny Velikhov's many accomplishments in reducing the threat from nuclear weapons—during and after the Cold War—are ...
Science Daily12h
From photons to protons: Team makes breakthrough in high-energy particle detection
Researchers have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors can also be used as highly accurate particle detectors, and they have found the optimal nanowire size for high detection ...
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Tributes for SA’s first black nuclear physicist
Born in KwaNongoma, Masango was the first African woman to conduct experiments at the European Organisation for Nuclear ...
Scientists Uncover Mysterious Nuclear “Bump” That Challenges Current Physics Models
Scientists found an unexpected nuclear energy shift in radioactive lanthanum isotopes, challenging existing models and ...
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Thousands of nuclear spins are entangled to create a quantum-dot qubit
Quantum dots are widely used for their ability to emit single photons at specific wavelengths. These photons are created by ...
An overlooked nuclear force helps keep matter stable, study reveals
Researchers from Kyushu University, Japan have revealed how a special type of force within an atom's nucleus, known as the ...