The FDA has approved an investigational device exemption (IDE) application for the start of a pilot study evaluating the ...

Walton sits in the small observation cabin and watches the produced alpha particles on ... by bombarding them with alpha particles from natural radioactive sources. To continue his research ...

Physicists develop innovative technique using carbon-dioxide lasers to detect radioactive materials from safe distances for ...

Detecting radiation is a fundamental necessity for national security, but doing so effectively and at a distance is a tall ...

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In this week’s Science for All newsletter, Vasudevan Mukunth explains a new way to detect radioactive materials using ...