Mapping thorium's preferred sites could pave the way for nuclear clocks

For decades, physicists have used a technique called Mössbauer spectroscopy to peer inside solid materials, revealing fine details of their surroundings by studying how their atomic nuclei absorb and re-emit gamma rays.

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-thorium-sites-pave-nuclear-clocks.html)