What do molecules look like?
A physicist explains how atoms arrange themselves into molecules – and how scientists are able to image these tiny bits of matter that make up everything around you.
Christine Helms, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Richmond
• conversation
July 11, 2022 • ~7 min
July 11, 2022 • ~7 min
Nuclear isomers were discovered 100 years ago, and physicists are still unraveling their mysteries
Nuclear isomers are rare versions of elements with properties that mystified physicists when first discovered. Isomers are now used in medicine and astronomy, and researchers are set to discover thousands more of them.
Dennis Mücher, Associate Professor of Nuclear Physics, University of Guelph •
conversation
May 24, 2022 • ~9 min
May 24, 2022 • ~9 min
Half the matter in the universe was missing – we found it hiding in the cosmos
Cosmologists had only been able to find half the matter that should exist in the universe. With the discovery of a new astronomical phenomenon and new telescopes, researchers just found the rest.
Jean-Pierre Macquart, Associate Professor of Astrophysics, Curtin University •
conversation
May 27, 2020 • ~11 min
May 27, 2020 • ~11 min
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