Atomic clocks undergird modern timekeeping. A nuclear clock could be even more precise.
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The electron is the tiniest particle. Then there are neutrinos, which are as small but may weigh more.
Nuclear isomers are rare versions of elements with properties that mystified physicists when first discovered. Isomers are now used in medicine and astronomy, and researchers are set to discover thousands more of them.
In the spotlight for its role in COVID-19 vaccines – and a Nobel Prize – mRNA is not a new invention. It’s a crucial messenger molecule at work every day in every cell in your body.
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Professor of Nuclear Physics, Michigan State University
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Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
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