At first, Professor Glen Jackson, who teaches forensic and investigative science at West Virginia University, had a hard time explaining to me what isotopes are. He told me he is used to speaking with ...
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What we know about the 'magic numbers' in nuclear physics that let some atoms last forever
Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years? Certain "magic numbers" of nuclear particles may ...
Researchers may have just spotted the elusive, ephemeral nucleus of nitrogen-9 for the first time. With seven protons and two neutrons, the lopsided atomic nucleus of nitrogen-9 pushes the limits of ...
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