How Protons Change Their Internal Structures

Whilst conducting a new series of experiments involving the analysis of protons, scientists at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) discovered that the companions protons had inside the atomic nuclei changed the positive part... [ read more >> ]

Protons (red) and neutrons (blue) inside atomic nuclei

Image comment: Protons (red) and neutrons (blue) inside atomic nuclei
Image credits: Peter Mueller (Argonne National Lab)

Protons (red) and neutrons (blue) inside atomic nuclei