Radioactive materials are elements that spontaneously break apart, or “decay,” into lighter elements over time. Radiation is ...

Nuclear fission, discovered in 1938, involves splitting an atom's nucleus, releasing energy. It's essential for electricity ...

The distribution of radiation throughout the body, whether in a target organ or more systemically (e.g., circulating blood), ...

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A new study has demonstrated the successful use of radioactive ion beams to treat tumors in mice. This innovative approach, published on arXiv.org, represents a significant step forward in cancer ...

Scientists have devised a method to detect nuclear decay through the subtle movement of microparticles, enhancing our ...

Spread the loveEver wonder what’s happening in the unseen world around you? Particles, from cosmic rays to radioactive decay, ...

AFTER the exponential law in radioactive decay had been discovered in 1902, it soon became clear that the time of disintegration of an atom was independent of the previous history of the atom and ...

Radium, Marie Curie and her husband discovered, destroyed diseased cells faster than healthy ones. Could the element fight ...

Most tropical lightning storms are RADIOACTIVE, reveals new research. Observations from a retrofitted U2 American spy plane ...

The battery developed by the research team at China’s Soochow University harnesses the energy of radioactive decay, a process ...

Marine radiochemist Ken Buesseler's written comments on water test results at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station became a ...