Using snakes to monitor Fukushima radiation
Researchers placed tiny GPS trackers on rat snakes to track their movements at FukishimaCredit: Hannah Gerke Ten years after one ...
Tag: Nuclear Physics
PPPL selected for new public-private fusion partnerships
Credit: Photos and collage by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. Advanced capabilities ranging from the innovative use of artificial intelligence ...
Scientists created several samples of glasses for protection against nuclear radiation
Bismuth borate glasses were shown outperformance while compared with the commercial onesCredit: Image: UrFU / Anastasia Farafontova. An international research ...
Neutron-clustering effect in nuclear reactors demonstrated for first time
Long-theorized phenomenon observed in a working reactor could improve reactor safety, according to a new studyCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory ...
Quantum phase transition discovered in a quasi-2D system consisting purely of spins
The study could have applications in spintronics and quantum computing; it was conducted by an international collaboration and published in ...
Unlocking radiation-free quantum technology with graphene
"Heavy fermions" are an appealing theoretical way to produce quantum entangled phenomena, but until recently have been observed mostly in ...
Closing the gap on the missing lithium
Researchers account for some of the lithium missing from our universeCredit: ©2021 Hayakawa et al. There is a significant discrepancy ...
Quantum random number generator sets benchmark for size, performance
At roughly the size of a fingertip, the integrated photonics chip delivers random number output more than twice as fast ...
The fifth quartet: Excited neon discovery could reveal star qualities
Researchers at Osaka University and Kyoto University use particle scattering to obtain new evidence for a predicted nuclear state of ...
Graphene drum: Researchers develop new phonon laser design
Credit: Konstantin Arutyunov et al. Professor Konstantin Arutyunov of the HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM HSE), ...
The absorption of an individual electrons captured on film
Credit: Javier Marmolejo Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have observed the absorption of a single electron by a levitated ...
Scientists create unique instrument to probe the most extreme matter on Earth
Credit: Photos and collage by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. Laser-produced high energy density plasmas, akin to those found in ...
Australian researchers create quantum microscope that can see the impossible
Credit: The University of Queensland In a major scientific leap, University of Queensland researchers have created a quantum microscope that ...
Developing the novel joint technique for copper alloy
This highly contributes to producing the efficient heat removal component for fusion reactorCredit: National Institute for Fusion Science The oxide ...
Wayne State physics professor awarded DOE Early Career Research Program grant
Credit: Chun Shen, Wayne State University DETROIT - The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced the awardees for its Early ...
Researchers measure tritium production rates in mock-up of water-cooled ceramic breeder blanket
Credit: ZHU Qingjun To realize tritium self-sustaining cycle through tritium breeding blanket has been one of the core technologies of ...
Researchers develop advanced model to improve safety of next-generation reactors
The model can better predict the physical phenomenon inside of very-high-temperature pebble-bed reactorsCredit: Dr. Jean Ragusa and Dr. Mauricio Eduardo ...
Scientists created building materials effectively protecting from radiation
Bricks made of new materials are cheaper and more environmentally friendly than analogues made of lead and other materialsCredit: UrFU ...
Making the invisible visible
International research team including University of Jena (Germany) develops new method for studying atomic structures in material surfacesCredit: Jens Meyer/University ...
Diamonds engage both optical microscopy and MRI for better imaging
Nitrogen vacancy centers in microdiamond tracers enable dual imaging to probe deeper in tissueCredit: Ashok Ajoy, UC Berkeley When doctors ...