Nuclear Beavers

Nuclear physics is a very abstract field with little accessibility for wider audiences, and yet it is a field of physics with far reaching implications for everyday life. The Nuclear Beavers demonstration is a hands-on experience that offers an intuitive lens into nuclear structure and decay. We aim to provide a more accessible entry point for students and educators by substituting complex nuclear structures and interactions with tactile building blocks following well-defined rules, thereby opening nuclear physics concepts to the general public.

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The Physics Teacher
Published
2026-10-29
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https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0253360
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Nuclear physics research studies
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Nuclear Beavers

Kyle Godbey, S. E. Agbemava, Pablo Giuliani, Joshua Wylie
The Physics Teacher
Nuclear physics research studies
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Nuclear Beavers

Kyle Godbey, S. E. Agbemava, Pablo Giuliani, Joshua Wylie
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Abstract

Nuclear physics is a very abstract field with little accessibility for wider audiences, and yet it is a field of physics with far reaching implications for everyday life. The Nuclear Beavers demonstration is a hands-on experience that offers an intuitive lens into nuclear structure and decay. We aim to provide a more accessible entry point for students and educators by substituting complex nuclear structures and interactions with tactile building blocks following well-defined rules, thereby opening nuclear physics concepts to the general public.

The Physics TeacherVol. 64(8)
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (US), Michigan State University (US)
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Nuclear Physics
Quality education
Openalex Percentile: Top 98%
Nuclear physics research studies
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