News tagged with radioisotopes
With new design, bulk semiconductor proves it can take the heat
The intense interest in harvesting energy from heat sources has led to a renewed push to discover materials that can more efficiently convert heat into electricity. Some researchers are finding those gains ...
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Getting to xenon: Scientists examine alternatives for pulling this rare, expensive element out of air samples
Whether capturing xenon for security or industrial uses, a new material could be a valuable ally, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Classified as a metal-organic framework or ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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How algae use a 'sulfate trap' to selectively biomineralize strontium
(PhysOrg.com) -- In any kind of nuclear reactor, there is a small amount of the radioactive isotope strontium-90 that is formed as part of the regular fission process. In fact, fission products such as strontium-90 ...
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Cancer diagnosis isotopes from Garching
The German Federal Ministry of Health has awarded more than one million euros in research and development funding for the efficient production of an important cancer diagnostic agent at the research neutron ...
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Simple method of dealing with harmful radioactive iodine discovered
A novel way to immobilise radioactive forms of iodine using a microwave, has been discovered by an expert at the University of Sheffield.
May 24, 2011 |
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Thermoelectrics generating electricity from waste heat is a step closer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in China and the US have modified a common thermoelectric material to vastly improve its thermoelectric properties. The development could lead to new devices capable of converting ...
May 06, 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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Team receives funds to advance development of production method for medical isotopes
(PhysOrg.com) -- An acute shortage of a medical isotope needed by tens of thousands of medical patients daily will be addressed through a federal funding agreement reached Sept. 30 to advance pioneering technology developed ...
Oct 04, 2010 |
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New 'microbead' radiotherapy more effective with molecular imaging
Research unveiled at SNM's 57th Annual Meeting may change the way that a novel form of radiotherapy is set up and tested prior to treatment. This technique, known as radiomicrosphere therapy, involves the injection of tiny ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Cyclotrons could alleviate medical isotope shortage
The most widely used medical radioisotope, Technetium-99m (Tc-99m), is essential for an estimated 70,000 medical imaging procedures that take place daily around the world. Aging reactors, production intermittencies and threats ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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U.S. company strikes deal with Poland for isotope used in medical tests
As U.S. physicians face an impending crisis caused by lack of a crucial isotope used in many diagnostic procedures, a U.S. company said Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with the Polish nuclear energy agency to obtain ...
Feb 17, 2010 |
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Worldwide isotope shortage continues to pose significant challenges
SNM (Society of Nuclear Medicine) recently conducted a survey of nuclear pharmacies—pharmacies that supply the critical radioisotope Technetium-99m, which is used in more than 16 million nuclear medicine tests each year in ...
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Targeted therapy from within
A group of researchers at Johns Hopkins University has designed nanoparticles that can carry cancer-treating radioisotopes through the body and deliver them selectively to tumors. Today in Anaheim, CA, they will report the ...
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Jul 28, 2009 |
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Removing Hot Air from Nuclear Power Plants; Scientists Convert Nuclear Energy to Power without Steam
(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, researchers have been in search of an economically feasible method of converting nuclear energy directly into electricity. Now, University of Missouri researchers are developing an energy conversion ...
Apr 13, 2009 |
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