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Using Supercomputers To Make Safer Nuclear Reactors
November 9, 2007 — A new project will pair two of the world's most powerful supercomputers to boost the safety and reliability of next-generation nuclear power reactors. Scientists will create highly detailed computer ... > full story -
Physicists Peer Closely At Radioactive Decay Of A Rare Isotope At The Edge Of Nuclear Existence
November 8, 2007 — Radioactivity, discovered more than 100 years ago and studied by physicists ever since, would seem to be a relatively closed subject in science. However, since the 1960s, the pursuit of at least one ... > full story -
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Faster, More Sensitive Method For Detecting Anthrax
November 5, 2007 — Amid continuing concerns that anthrax might be used as a bioterrorism weapon, government researchers report development of a faster, more sensitive blood test for detecting the deadly toxins produced ... > full story -
Children Would Need Different Medical Care In Wake Of Dirty Bomb
October 30, 2007 — If terrorists were to attack with a dirty bomb, medical authorities should be prepared to treat children differently than adults because their developing bodies would absorb and respond to the ... > full story -
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Options For Dealing With Spent Nuclear Fuel, National Research Council Report
October 29, 2007 — The research and development component of the US Department of Energy's Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, a program that aims to reprocess spent nuclear fuel which could then be shared with partner ... > full story -
Physicist Create Most Intense Operating Positron Beam Ever
October 24, 2007 — A team of researchers from North Carolina State University, the University of Michigan and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have constructed a low-energy positron beam at NC State's PULSTAR nuclear ... > full story -
Accepted Notion Of Neutron's Electrical Properties Overturned By New Research
September 17, 2007 — For two generations of physicists, it has been a standard belief that the neutron, an electrically neutral elementary particle and a primary component of an atom, actually carries a positive charge ... > full story -
Tracking Down Builders Of Homemade Bombs
September 17, 2007 — Researchers have developed of a portable device to help track down builders of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) -- those homemade fertilizer bombs that have wreaked such havoc in terrorist attacks ... > full story -
Portable Atomic Emission Detector Under Development
September 14, 2007 — Scientists are developing field instrument capable of detecting and identifying radioactive particles at the site of potential contamination. The device will enable authorities to quickly test dust, ... > full story -
Computational Actinide Chemistry: Are We There Yet?
August 21, 2007 — Ever since the Manhattan project in World War II, actinide chemistry has been essential for nuclear science and technology. Yet scientists still seek the ability to interpret and predict chemical and ... > full story
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