(Original Caption) Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), American physicist, Director of the Manhattan project. Undated photograph, standing before blackboard, holding pipe. Christopher Nolan’s biopic of ...

The study of octupole correlations and deformations has emerged as a pivotal theme in nuclear physics, shedding light on the intricate interplay between reflection-asymmetric forces and collective ...

Nuclear physics is the branch of science that examines the properties and behaviour of atomic nuclei, the densely packed assemblies of protons and neutrons held together by the strong interaction.

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March 11, 2026, marks 15 years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster happened in Japan. This major nuclear accident initially shook the international community of nuclear experts to its core. As ...

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident reinforced the importance of having adequate national and international safety standards and guidelines in place so that ...

More than a year has passed since the world was shaken by the Russian occupation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. But despite the passage of time, a chilling reality remains: Russia ...

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“Where there were great military actions, there lies whitening now the jawbone of an ass.” Saint-John Perse (French poet, 1887-1975) As film, the core importance of “Oppenheimer” lies in its messages ...

Russian military hardware on display in Moscow’s Red Square. ID1974/Alamy The United States and the Soviet Union came dangerously close to war in October 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis. Just ...