For the First Time Ever, Scientists Have Witnessed the Birth of a Heavy Atom
The kilonova briefly mimicked the conditions immediately following the Big Bang, and allowed scientists to confirm the source ...
A breakthrough in timekeeping: Progress toward a nuclear clock
Physicists have made a breakthrough in the development of a nuclear clock, a new kind of ultraprecise clock that could ...
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For the First Time Ever, Scientists Have Witnessed the Birth of a Heavy Atom
The kilonova briefly mimicked the conditions immediately following the Big Bang, and allowed scientists to confirm the source of the heavy elements Strontium and Yttrium for the very first time.
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The Atom: Testing
Strontium 90 and cesium 137 remain active for ... Though Seaborg is a civilian who would rather concentrate on the peaceful uses of the atom, the responsibility of preparing the U.S. for possible ...
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Quantum Tech: Squeezing an Optical Atomic Clock Into a Briefcase: A Mind-Set Shift Propelled the Leap from Basic Science to Invention
The ticking heart of the clock is the strontium atom, and it beats at a frequency of 429 terahertz, or 429 trillion ticks per second. It's the same frequency as light in the lower part of the red ...