ORNL meets key FDA milestone for cancer-fighting Ac-225 isotope
A rare isotope in high demand for treating cancer is now more available to pharmaceutical companies developing and testing new drugs.
A rare isotope in high demand for treating cancer is now more available to pharmaceutical companies developing and testing new drugs.
Materials Science
Mar 26, 2021
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Michigan State University's Witold Nazarewicz has a simple way to describe the complex work he does at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB.
General Physics
Apr 9, 2021
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Understanding how a thermonuclear flame spreads across the surface of a neutron star—and what that spreading can tell us about the relationship between the neutron star's mass and its radius—can also reveal a lot about ...
Astronomy
Mar 21, 2024
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An atomic nucleus assumes discrete energy levels when added energy excites that nucleus. These energy levels are the nucleus' unique fingerprint; no two nuclei have identical energy patterns. For exotic nuclei, which have ...
General Physics
Apr 5, 2023
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Chile and Argentina may face critical water storage issues due to rain-bearing westerly winds over South America's Patagonian Ice-Field to moving south as a result of global warming.
Earth Sciences
Jul 29, 2013
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A team of theorists has extended their previous critical analysis of the Lead Radius Experiment (PREX). The experiment involved deducing the neutron size of a lead atom's nucleus by measuring a tiny left-right asymmetry in ...
General Physics
Feb 7, 2023
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A new study led by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has measured how long it takes for several kinds of exotic nuclei to decay. The paper, published today in Physical Review ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 14, 2022
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Capturing fleeting bits of matter to reveal the nature of the universe is a little like trying to trap incredibly tiny, impossibly speedy mice alive.
General Physics
Apr 29, 2010
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What scientists call the "nuclear weak distribution" describes the distribution of "active" protons in a nucleus. These are protons that are eligible to transition into neutrons through what scientists call the "weak interaction."
General Physics
Jul 10, 2023
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The synthesis and study of radioactive compounds are naturally difficult due to the extreme toxicity of the materials involved, but also because of the cost and scarcity of research isotopes.
Analytical Chemistry
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