The process of nuclear fission was first discovered in 1938; however, it wasn’t fully explained until a year later. Today – less than 100 years after its initial discovery – it is the poster child of ...

Nuclear physics is a forbidding subject, even for trained physicists. To understand current news and discussions about nuclear science and technology, some background knowledge is required, and the ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Meitner and Frisch were able to provide an ...

Not only does nuclear fission provide the majority of the electricity that powers our homes, but it has also proved how destructive the power within the atom can be. When you purchase through links on ...

Artemis Spyrou receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. Wolfgang Mittig receives funding from NSF. Meitner and ...

Matthew Hole receives funding from the Australian government through the Australian Research Council and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), and the Simons Foundation.

In this video, Jonny Nelson introduces an animated explanation of fission and fusion. The nuclei of atoms contain a large amount of energy. Releasing this energy could free the world from having to ...