Researchers from Kyushu University, Japan have revealed how a special type of force within an atom's nucleus, known as the three-nucleon force, impacts nuclear stability. The study, published in ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Research Council. 1999. Nuclear Physics: The Core of Matter, The Fuel of Stars. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6288. work ...

Nuclear physics research is focused on understanding the matter composed of quarks and gluons, which makes up 99% of the mass of the universe. Most of this matter is found at the core of atoms, the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – There is still a substantial gender gap in the STEM world. A recent report shows about a third of those in the industry are women, and very few are Indigenous. In New Mexico, there ...