Synchrotron radiation sources generate highly brilliant light pulses, ranging from infrared to hard X-rays, which can be used to gain deep insights into complex materials. Using concrete examples, ...

Tens of thousands of sealed radioactive sources consignments are shipped around the world every year for use in industry, medicine, research, agriculture and education. This week, regulators and ...

Radioactive sources contain radioactive material of a particular radionuclide (an unstable form of an element emitting radiation), which can vary based on the application for which the source was ...

Congress asked the National Academies to review the civilian uses of radiation sources that contain radionuclides and the potential replacements for sources that pose a high risk to public health or ...

Get an x-ray, and you get a small dose of radiation to visualize your bones and body structures to help you medically. Buy a smoke detector, you’re inviting a tiny source of radiation, americium-241, ...

How to keep stray radiation from 'shorting' superconducting qubits; a pair of studies shows where ionizing radiation is lurking and how to banish it. Now is the time to banish low-level radioactive ...

Wild boars roaming the forests of Bavaria have become the focus of a scientific mystery: in some cases, they carry higher ...

Learn more about this mold’s ability to withstand high levels of radiation and how it could prove useful to astronauts looking to build long-term bases on Mars. The Chernobyl disaster unleashed over ...

Rubber boot covers. Tyvek suits. Respirators. These are just a few items of personal protective equipment (PPE) that students donned during the Radiation Safety and Control practicum exercise inside ...