Exploring how uranium takes an alternate pathway under extreme conditions
Under normal conditions, radioactive materials such as uranium work in a predictable manner.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 28, 2022
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News tagged with radioactivity
Powerful linear accelerator begins smashing atoms—how it could reveal rare forms of matter
Just a few hundred feet from where we are sitting is a large metal chamber devoid of air and draped with the wires needed to control the instruments inside. A beam of particles passes through the interior of the chamber silently ...
General Physics
Nov 15, 2022
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How dangerous are nearby supernovae to life on Earth?
Life and supernovae don't mix.
Astronomy
Oct 27, 2022
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Ukraine war: What are 'dirty bombs' and why is Russia suddenly talking about them?
Since the invasion of Ukraine in February, the threat that weapons of mass destruction would be used has been a constant concern. Discussion of this threat has tended to focus on the possibility that Russia might resort to ...
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2022
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Rare earth element synthesis confirmed in neutron star mergers
A group of researchers has, for the first time, identified rare earth elements produced by neutron star mergers.
Astronomy
Oct 27, 2022
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One does not simply detonate a volcano into Mordor: A scientist explains the problems with that Rings of Power episode
In the blockbuster fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, one of the principal antagonists, the wicked Adar, diverted a river into the labyrinth of tunnels under a dormant Mount Doom to trigger an explosive ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2022
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Isotope data strengthens suspicions of ivory stockpile theft
In January 2019, a seizure of 3.3 tons of ivory in Uganda turned up something surprising: markings on some of the tusks suggested that they may have been taken from a stockpile of ivory kept, it was thought, strictly under ...
Biotechnology
Oct 17, 2022
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Study shows flerovium is the most volatile metal in the periodic table
An international research team gained new insights into the chemical properties of the superheavy element flerovium—element 114—at the accelerator facilities of the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 15, 2022
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New radiolabeling method for personalized cancer treatment
Researchers from TU Delft have found a new method to efficiently make nano carriers loaded with radioactive salts for both imaging and treatment. Because the assembly of these nano carriers is incredibly simple, the innovation ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 12, 2022
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History of DDT ocean dumping off LA coast even worse than expected, EPA finds
After an exhaustive historical investigation into the barrels of DDT waste reportedly dumped decades ago near Catalina Island, federal regulators concluded that the toxic pollution in the deep ocean could be far worse—and ...
Environment
Aug 5, 2022
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