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Nuclear fusion experiment produces the brightest X-rays on Earth yet
A new twist on nuclear fusion ignition emitted X-rays that are as bright as some stars, which could enable other extreme experiments
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The mystery of nuclear ‘magic numbers’ has finally been resolved
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The US is unlikely to test nuclear weapons, despite what Trump says
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Chemistry
How superheavy chemistry could rearrange the periodic table
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Technology
Tiny nuclear-powered battery could work for decades in space or at sea
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Chemistry
Physicists may now have a way to make element 120 鈥� the heaviest ever
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Annie Jacobsen: ‘What if we had a nuclear war?鈥�
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Read an extract from Nuclear War: A scenario by Annie Jacobsen
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Super-heavy oxygen hints at problem with the laws of physics
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Physicists have measured an atom’s ‘neutron skin’ for the first time
Physicists have measured the "neutron skin" of an atom for the first time, and perhaps unsurprisingly, it is extremely thin. The measurement may help us understand the properties of neutron stars
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Physicists have created a new and extremely rare kind of uranium
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Radioactive review: A reimagining of Marie Curie’s luminous legacy
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What do you do with the world’s most powerful laser?
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Wiggling atom probes buddy molecule without disturbing it
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