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Countdown to a nuclear clock
Nature, Published online: 04 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02662-5 An ultra-precise laser synchronized to one of the world’s most precise…
Long-sought ‘nuclear clocks’ are one tick closer
Download the Nature Podcast 04 September 2024 In this episode: 00:45 Why a ‘nuclear clock’ is now within…
Frequency ratio of the 229mTh nuclear isomeric transition and the 87Sr atomic clock
Ludlow, A. D., Boyd, M. M., Ye, J., Peik, E. & Schmidt, P. O. Optical atomic clocks. Rev.…
A versatile ion beam facility for interdisciplinary research
The MOSAIC platform at IJCLab in France combines various ion beam equipment into a unique facility for state-of-the-art…
Tritium technology for nuclear fuel cycle research
Tritium, the radioactive hydrogen isotope, is crucial for nuclear fusion, promising limitless clean energy. For over three decades,…
How AI could improve robotics, the cockroach’s origins, and promethium spills its secrets
Download the Nature Podcast 29 May 2024 In this episode: 00:25 What the rise of AI language models…
Element from the periodic table’s far reaches coaxed into elusive compound
Chemists synthesized a ‘coordination complex’ with the element promethium (pink) at its centre. Oxygens on molecules in the…
Canada invests $399.8m into TRIUMF particle accelerator centre
In a monumental announcement, the Canadian Government unveiled an unprecedented investment of $399.8m in funding for TRIUMF, Canada’s…
Pulitzer finalist Annie Jacobsen on her terrifying new book Nuclear War: A Scenario
The Titan nuclear missile in the silo in Arizona, US Michael Dunning/Getty Images Not long after the last…
Read an extract from Annie Jacobsen’s terrifying new book Nuclear War: A Scenario
“A flash of light and heat so tremendous it is impossible for the human mind to comprehend…” Shutterstock…