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 ...
A uranium exploration program near Uranium City, Saskatchewan, has produced an attention-grabbing early result: a peak ...
In this lesson, students will investigate the nature of radioactivity and the effect of both distance and shielding materials on different radioactive sources using a Geiger-Muller tube with a counter ...
Understand the importance of proper radioactivity calibration in regulated industries Improve measurement accuracy with traceable, high-purity radionuclide standards Use best practices to reduce ...
Michelle Dolinski, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 18 Scientific American article about a new process to detect radioactive material in metals, ...
The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has launched the National Environmental Radiation Measurements Portal, the country's first environmental radiation information system.As one of FANR ...
Nuclear gauges are devices with a radioactive source or radiation generator, which are used to measure parameters such as thickness, density and moisture in materials like pavements, petroleum and ...
A concentration of one part per billion is like a pinch of salt in 10 tons of potato chips—and scientists can now find radioactive particles at concentrations millions of times smaller. In the Journal ...