Scientists are using trapped ions in cutting-edge experiments to hunt for signs of an undiscovered particle that might help ...

It is assumed that an undiscovered “fifth force” likely exists between neutrons in an atom’s nucleus and the electrons orbiting it. This hypothetical force, if real, would be transmitted by a new, ...

The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, was conceptualized over decades and built over 14 years with $635.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science and $94.5 million ...

The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams achieved the highest-power beam of uranium ions ever in the world. "We're already now in uncharted territory." ...

By accelerating heavy ions — electrically charged atoms of elements — FRIB will allow scientists like us to create and study thousands of never-before-seen isotopes.

Revise atoms, isotopes and ions for your physics GCSE foundation and higher triple science exams with Bitesize interactive practice quizzes covering feedback and common errors.

To produce isotopes for study, physicists will select atoms of a very heavy element, such as uranium, before stripping them of their electrons to turn them into ions.

This is because some ions will interact with each other (and their surroundings), while others can be held in relative isolation. Now, two independent teams have shown that pairs of different types of ...

By accelerating heavy ions – electrically charged atoms of elements – FRIB will allow scientists like us to create and study thousands of never-before-seen isotopes.