Mercury is a metal, yet it has some weird physical properties, including being a liquid at room temperature.

The Atomic Energy Commission was flying captive balloons last week over its Nevada test site. Magnesium flares, burned at varying altitudes, would simulate atom bombs and indicate how high a bomb ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Nuclear isomers are crucial probes for studying the structure of nuclei. Unlike chemical isomers—which have the same chemical formula but different arrangements of atoms—nuclear isomers are nuclei ...

Researchers at UNSW have discovered a new way to make graphene, a remarkable "wonder material," using just discarded peanut shells. The development opens the door to cheaper, more sustainable ...

Engineers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney have developed a method to convert discarded peanut shells into high-grade graphitic (graphene-like) carbon for potential use in batteries and ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across ...

Maria Goeppert Mayer is remembered as one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century. She was born in Germany ...

Researchers at UNSW have discovered a new way to make graphene, a remarkable ‘wonder material’, using just discarded peanut shells. The development opens the door to cheaper, more sustainable ...

A nuclear escalation in the Middle East would trigger a global catastrophe. Know the physics behind nuclear weapons, and the ...

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