News articles tagged with 'nuclear'
Researchers pin down quantum particles
— 21 Oct 2009 09:11 | PhysicsResearchers at the Kavli Institute for Nanosciences at Delft University of Technology, have succeeded in getting hold of the environment of a quantum particle. This allows them to exercise... — full story
Researchers create smaller and more efficient nuclear battery
— 9 Oct 2009 12:13 | TechnologyBatteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries... — full story
Worldwide isotope shortage continues to pose significant challenges
— 9 Sep 2009 14:23 | HealthSNM 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... — full story
Using waste to recover waste uranium
— 7 Sep 2009 10:12 | EnvironmentUsing bacteria and inositol phosphate, a chemical analogue of a cheap waste material from plants, researchers at Birmingham University have recovered uranium from the polluted waters... — full story
Nuclear fusion research key to advancing computer chips
— 19 Aug 2009 13:00 | TechnologyResearchers are adapting the same methods used in fusion-energy research to create extremely thin plasma beams for a new class of 'nanolithography' required to make future computer... — full story
Protein structures revealed at record pace
— 20 Jul 2009 22:42 | TechnologyScientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a fast and efficient way to determine the structure of proteins, shortening... — full story
Experts call for local and regional control of sites for radioactive waste
— 10 Jul 2009 13:19 | EnvironmentThe withdrawal of Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a potential nuclear waste repository has reopened the debate over how and where to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear... — full story
MIT: A new approach to engineering for extreme environments
— 30 Jun 2009 12:39 | TechnologyComposite materials such as fibreglass, which take on a mix of properties of their constituent compounds, have been around for decades. Now, an MIT materials scientist is taking composites... — full story
New skin cancer patch: Possible alternative to surgery
— 15 Jun 2009 21:27 | HealthA new study shows that a radioactive skin patch can safely and successfully treat basal cell carcinoma, one of the most common types of skin cancers, according to researchers at the... — full story
Peculiar, junior-sized supernova discovered by New York teen
— 11 Jun 2009 12:17 | AstronomyIn November 2008, Caroline Moore, a 14-year-old student from upstate New York, discovered a supernova in a nearby galaxy, making her the youngest person ever to do so. Additional observations... — full story