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Seismic Waves From Mine Collapses Can Now Be Distinguished From Other Seismic Activities
Researchers have devised a
technology that can
distinguish mine collapses
from other seismic activity.
Using the large seismic
... > full story
Researchers Peer Into Water In Carbon Nanotubes
Researchers have identified
a signature for water inside
single-walled carbon
nanotubes, helping them
understand how water is
structured and how it moves
... > full story
Designer Isotopes Push The Frontier Of Science
Designer labels have a lot
of cachet -- a principle
that's equally true in
fashion and physics. The
future of nuclear physics is
in designer isotopes -- the
... > full story
Water Needed To Produce Various Types Of Energy
It is easy to overlook that
most of the energy we
consume daily, such as
electricity or natural gas,
is produced with the help of
a dwindling resource --
... > full story
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First Semiconductor-based PET Scanner Demonstrates Potential To Aid In Early Diagnosis Of Disease
June 16, 2008 — Evaluations of the first-ever prototype positron emission tomography brain scanner that uses semiconductor detectors indicate that the scanner could advance the quality and spatial resolution of PET ... > full story -
More Sensitive Radiology Monitoring
June 10, 2008 — Networks for radiological monitoring are designed to monitor radioactivity levels in the environment and detect possible incidents. A new scientific methodology distinguishes between natural ... > full story -
Scientists Develop Way To Predict Properties Of Light Nuclei
May 22, 2008 — Scientists have spent 70 years trying to predict the properties of nuclei, but have had to settle for approximate models because computational techniques were not equal to the task. Scientists at ... > full story -
Tapping Into Australia's Unique Hot Energy Resources
May 12, 2008 — Australia is uniquely endowed with heat-producing elements under its surface that could provide potentially unlimited amounts of geothermal power for this country, say geoscientists. West of the line ... > full story -
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Questioning Nuclear Power's Ability To Forestall Global Warming
April 22, 2008 — Rising energy and environmental costs may prevent nuclear power from being a sustainable alternative energy source in the fight against global warming, according to a new ... > full story -
Self-healing Ceramic Modeled: Potentially Useful Material For Nuclear Waste Storage
April 22, 2008 — A new computer simulation reveals a self-healing behavior that repairs radiation-induced damage in yttria-stabilized zirconia, indicating that the engineered ceramic may be suitable for use in ... > full story -
How Nanocluster Contaminants Increase Risk Of Spreading Through Groundwater
April 21, 2008 — For almost half a century, scientists have struggled with plutonium nanoclusters spreading further in groundwater than expected, increasing the risk of sickness in humans and animals. Scientists were ... > full story -
Historic Soviet Nuclear Test Site Offers Insights For Today's Nuclear Monitoring
April 18, 2008 — Newly published data from the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, the Soviet Union's primary nuclear weapons testing ground during the Cold War, can help today's atomic detectives fine-tune their ... > full story -
Nuclear Power: Most Successful Fuel Performance Ever For US Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel
April 15, 2008 — Advanced gas reactors offer more efficient operation, less waste disposal and other benefits over water-cooled reactor designs used in U.S. nuclear power plants. But creating fuel that burns ... > full story -
Most Powerful Laser In The World Fires Up
April 9, 2008 — The Texas Petawatt laser reached greater than one petawatt of laser power on Monday morning, March 31, making it the highest powered laser in the world. When the laser is turned on, it has the power ... > full story
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