Ever since physicist Ernest Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus in 1911, studying its structure and behavior has ...

Germanium detectors, constructed from large single crystals of the semi-metallic element germanium, have become essential instruments in nuclear physics. Their primary function is the detection of ...

Tim Gray of the University of Tennessee and ORNL inspects a new high-purity germanium detector for an array for use at ORNL and FRIB to measure exotic isotope decay. Credit: James Mitchell ...

With the help of germanium detectors, Allmond can study these rare isotopes, postulate theories about what is happening in the stars, and better understand the Earth's elemental abundance. "We're ...

With the help of germanium detectors, Allmond can study these rare isotopes, postulate theories about what is happening in the stars, and better understand the Earth's elemental abundance.

Relying on leading-edge germanium detectors developed by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the scientific community pursues elusive nuclear processes to unlock ...

Since Tsianos started receiving those calls, tensions over the 31st element on the periodic table—as well as the 32nd, germanium, also used in a bevy of advanced technologies—have escalated.