Articles related to "Radioactive Decay"

In order for physicists to understand the reasons for beta decay, a new nuclear force had to be developed - a task accomplished by Enrico Fermi in 1934.

Alpha particles are emitted from a radioactive substance by way of quantum tunneling and is governed by a statistical look at the strong nuclear force.

Those hunting for the elusive neutrino typically trek to exotic locations to detect the particle. But new projects are looking up to Moon to detect neutrinos using radio.

Conditions in the early Solar System and on the pre-biotic Earth determined the availability of the chemicals to create life.

Mariner 10, the seventh successful mission of the Mariner series in the 1970's encountered both Venus and Mercury and led to several key planetary discoveries.

Quantum physics presents a complex view of the universe. Erwin Schrödinger criticized the theory by posing one of the most famous thought experiments in modern physics.

Mars remains a great subject of study among many astronomers. It is one of the only planets in the Solar System humans can hope to visit anytime in the near future.

Nuclear power plants provide about one-fifth of the world's electricity. How do they work? And why do they produce radioactive waste that will remain toxic for centuries?

How do radiation detectors work? And how does Homeland Security use them at the borders to prevent nuclear materials from being used in weapons of mass destruction?

In the final decades of the nineteenth and first few decades of the twentieth centuries, physicists would begin to unlock the mysteries of radioactivity.