News tagged with cobalt 60
IAEA removes dangerous radioactive sources from Lebanon
An IAEA mission to get powerful radioactive sources out of Lebanon was completed 30 August 2009, after a plane carrying the high-activity cargo safely touched down in Russia, where the sources are now securely and safely ...
Sep 11, 2009 |
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New detector design improves gamma-ray measurements
(Phys.org) -- In the pursuit of precision measurements, nothing is simple, even when the apparatus employed appears to be utterly uncomplicated. An instructive case in point is the new ionization chamber used ...
Apr 06, 2012 |
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No future without scarce metals
It is not just in laptop computers, mobile telephones and LED screens that scarce metals are to be found but also in solar cells, batteries for mobile technologies and many other similar applications. The ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Development of positive electrode materials for low-cost and high-performance lithium-ion secondary batteries
Mitsuharu Tabuchi (Senior Researcher), Ionics Research Group, the Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices (Director: Tetsuhiko Kobayashi) of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and ...
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Jan 13, 2012 |
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Microwave ovens a key to energy production from wasted heat
More than 60 percent of the energy produced by cars, machines, and industry around the world is lost as waste heat – an age-old problem - but researchers have found a new way to make "thermoelectric" ...
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Pentagon is investing in a greener military
Think your fuel bill is too high? Have a look at the U.S. military, which spent a whopping $13 billion on petroleum last year to keep its ships, planes and combat vehicles running.
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Aug 25, 2011 |
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Working to drive electric vehicles from niche to mass market
With several new models of electric vehicles hitting the market this year and more next year, President Obama’s goal of putting 1 million EVs on U.S. roads by 2015 is tantalizingly within grasp. But what ...
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May 20, 2011 |
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Ultra-fast magnetic reversal observed
A newly discovered magnetic phenomenon could accelerate data storage by several orders of magnitude.
Apr 13, 2011 |
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Radioactive substances in seawater near Japan nuke plant
Abnormally high levels of radioactive substances have been detected in seawater near a quake-crippled nuclear power plant in Japan, its operator said early Tuesday.
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Team aims to produce medical isotopes without nuclear reactor
Producing medical isotopes safely, cheaply and reliably without using a nuclear reactor or weapons-grade uranium is the aim of a research project led by the Canadian Light Source (CLS) along with the National Research Council ...
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Electricity pricing policies may make or break plug-in hybrid buys
California policies aimed at reducing electricity use and curbing greenhouse gas emissions have the unintended consequence of making new plug-in hybrid vehicles uneconomical, according to a Purdue University economist.
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Jan 13, 2011 |
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