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World’s largest atom smasher turns lead into gold; alchemy’s greatest moment is here
Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have revealed, for the first time, the direct measurement of lead being ...
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Physicists create groundbreaking atomic clock that's off by less than 1 second every 100 million years
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's new cesium fountain clock is one of the most precise atomic clocks ever ...
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New silver mass brings us a step closer in our understanding of the antineutrino mass
Neutrinos and antineutrinos are elementary particles with small but unknown mass. High-precision atomic mass measurements have revealed that beta decay of the silver-110 isomer has a strong potential ...
A nuclear fusion power plant prototype is already being built outside Boston. How long until unlimited clean energy is real?
In an unassuming industrial park 30 miles outside Boston, engineers are building a futuristic machine to replicate the energy that powers the stars. If all goes to plan, it could be the key to ...