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Fukushima Accident Raised Levels of Radioactive Strontium Off the East Coast of Japan by Up to 100 Times
June 11, 2013 — Researchers in Spain have studied the spread of radioactive strontium in the coastal waters of eastern Japan during the three months following the Fukushima nuclear accident, which happened in March ... > full story -
Blueprint for Blood Vessel Fusion Discovered
June 11, 2013 — The fusion of blood vessels during the formation of the vascular system follows a uniform process. In this process, the blood vessels involved go through different phases of a common choreography, in ... > full story -
Nuclear Testing from the 1960s Helps Scientist Determine Whether Adult Brains Generate New Neurons
June 6, 2013 — The birth of new neurons in the adult brain sharpens memory in rodents, but whether the same holds true for humans has long been debated. A new study reveals that a significant number of new neurons ... > full story -
Increased NMR/MRI Sensitivity Through Hyperpolarization of Nuclei in Diamond
June 5, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated the first magnetically-controlled nearly complete hyperpolarization of the spins of carbon-13 nuclei located near synthetic defects in diamond crystals. This spin ... > full story -
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Despite Safety and Other Concerns, Nuclear Power Saves Lives, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Experts Say
May 29, 2013 — Global use of nuclear power has prevented about 1.84 million air pollution-related deaths and release of 64 billion tons of greenhouse gases that would have resulted from burning coal and other ... > full story -
Have Health Effects from the Chernobyl Accident Been Overestimated?
May 28, 2013 — The impact of the Chernobyl nuclear accident has been seriously overestimated, while unfounded statements presented as scientific facts have been used to strangle the nuclear industry, according to ... > full story -
Research Effort Deep Underground Could Sort out Cosmic-Scale Mysteries
May 24, 2013 — Scientists have begun delivery of germanium-76 detectors to an underground laboratory in South Dakota in a team research effort that might explain the puzzling imbalance between matter and antimatter ... > full story -
Cancer and Birth Defects in Iraq: The Nuclear Legacy
May 21, 2013 — Ten years after the Iraq war of 2003 a team of scientists based in Mosul, northern Iraq, have detected high levels of uranium contamination in soil samples at three sites in the province of Nineveh ... > full story -
Magnetic Fingerprints of Superfluid Helium-3
May 21, 2013 — Superconducting sensors have allowed for highly sensitive measurements of the nuclear magnetic resonance of thin helium-3 ... > full story -
World's Smallest Liquid Droplets Ever Made in the Lab, Experiment Suggests
May 16, 2013 — Physicists may have created the smallest drops of liquid ever made in the lab. That possibility has been raised by the results of a recent experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest ... > full story
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