An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey’s Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the ...

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Understanding how these nucleons interact to keep the nucleus stable and in a low energy state has been a central question in nuclear physics for over a century. The most powerful nuclear force is ...

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In 2023, the fusion reactor—operated by the Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP ... magnetic confinement—to contain plasma and induce nuclear fusion. One of These Materials Could Make Fusion ...