The nucleus is the double membrane limited structure within an eukaryotic cell that contains the chromosomes, and where the DNA is replicated or transcribed into RNA. The membrane is perforated by ...

Scientists have developed a new material capable of capturing the harmful chemical benzene from the polluted air, offering a potential solution for tackling a major health and environmental risk.

A meeting on October 14 was addressed by Dr. S. Tolansky on “The Study of the Atomic Nucleus by Spectroscopic Methods”. After a short historical introduction, Dr. Tolansky discussed the spin ...

For many years, scientists believed that fundamental particles like protons and neutrons that form an atomic nucleus, can’t be divided further into smaller units. However, in the following years ...

A Co Antrim scientist who was recruited by the United States to play a part in the development of the atomic bomb during ... with an Ulster History Circle Blue Plaque in his home village.

This view of the atomic nucleus changed when James Chadwick discovered the existence of the neutron in 1932, for which he won the Nobel Prize three years later. Not too long afterward, scientists ...

For the first time, quarks and gluons were used to describe properties of atomic nuclei, which until now had been explained by the existence of protons and neutrons. The temporary pair of correlated ...

On the 60th anniversary of the country's first atomic bomb test, China reiterated its call for nuclear-weapons nations to make a declaration on no-first-use of nukes. During a regular press ...

The temporary pair of correlated nucleons is highlighted in purple. (Source: IFJ PAN) The atomic nucleus, a complex structure comprising protons and neutrons, is held together by smaller particles ...

First coherent picture of an atomic nucleus made of quarks and gluons The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences Journal Physical Review Letters Funder ...