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 ...

Scientists from the Faculty of Physics at Vilnius University (VU) have developed a sensor capable of accurately detecting ...

Photograph of an optically trapped microparticle in high vacuum. The microparticle is visible as a white dot levitated between two lenses, which are used to focus and collect the invisible infrared ...

Radioactive iodine is highly soluble in water, posing risks to public health and the environment. Existing materials for iodine treatment often face drawbacks such as easy oxidation and aggregation of ...

For nearly a century, scientists around the world have been searching for dark matter—an invisible substance believed to make up about 80% of the universe's mass and needed to explain a variety of ...

A new IAEA publication titled Detection in a State's Interior of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material out of Regulatory Control offers law enforcement agencies and frontline officers detailed ...

Image: The microdosimeter instrument consists of small sensors connected to an electronics board, shown here without the casing. Spacesuits integrated with this technology can warn astronauts at the ...

The giant confinement building encapsulating the Chornobyl nuclear reactor that exploded nearly 40 years ago is smooth and curved—built with scientific precision. Installed in 2016, the structure was ...

Scientists in Germany have developed AI-powered automated drones and robots that are capable of detecting radioactive waste in hazardous environments where human access is unsafe or impossible. The ...