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JILA researchers are pioneering a nuclear clock using thorium-229, which offers unprecedented stability compared to atomic ...

clearing the way for new nuclear physics experiments. University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in muonic atom research, clearing the way for new nuclear physics experiments.