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Scientists just found a bizarre atomic glitch where it shouldn’t exist

For years, physicists have mapped the stability of atomic nuclei with remarkable confidence. The periodic table, with its ...

Scientists Discovered a Nuclear Island That Flies in the Face of Traditional Chemistry

Known as “islands of inversion,” these odd regions are found among a sea of normal nuclei. Now, a new island may have been ...
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Replica of Rutherford and Geiger apparatus for determining the charge on the alph-particle, after original Cavendish Lab apparatus of 1908

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Rutherford-Geiger alpha-particle ...