Nanomaterials used to measure nuclear reaction on radioactive nuclei produced in neutron star collisions

Physicists have measured a nuclear reaction that can occur in neutron star collisions, providing direct experimental data for a process that had previously only been theorised. The study provides new insight into how the universe’s heaviest elements are forged — and could even drive advancements in nuclear reactor physics.
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