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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new and faster method for detecting and measuring the radioactivity of minuscule amounts of radioactive ...

In this lesson, students will simulate the randomness of decay in radioactive atoms and visualize the half-life of a sample radioactive element. This lesson can be completed in two (2) 45-minute class ...

Nuclear battery from NRD LLC promises 100-year lifespan using Nickel-63 decay, but delivers only nanowatts for sensors, not consumer devices.

A team of Italian researchers has uncovered compelling evidence of anomalous radioactive decay in cobalt-57 (Co-57) under ultrasonic stimulation, offering strong experimental support for the Deformed ...

The rise of a new generation of radiotherapies means we will soon need much greater quantities of radioactive atoms. That's ...

Millicurie quantities of 14 C do not present a significant external exposure hazard because the low-energy betas emitted barely penetrate the outer skin layer. The critical organ for uptake of many 14 ...

A recent experiment by Double M Innovations shows how a simple setup can turn ...

The element radium can be found in extremely tiny amounts in the Earth’s crust and oceans, and in its pure form it is a soft silvery metal. To an untrained eye, a small piece of radium may look like a ...

Among the many science toys that have fallen out of fashion since we started getting nervous around things like mercury, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and radiation is the spinthariscope, which let people ...

Hair oil spiked with radioactive elements seems like an obviously bad idea to us now. But in the decades right after ...