In nuclear physics, "magic numbers" identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

The present state of our knowledge of the elements of atomic structure was reached, however, by the discovery of the atomic nucleus, which we owe to Rutherford, whose work on the radioactive ...

Magic numbers" in nuclear physics identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

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The convergence of photonic quantum computing and neutral atom arrays charts a bold and expansive trajectory for the future ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have developed a powerful method to look deep inside single-atom catalysts—materials where every ...