Gamification A new design inspired by Tetris could reduce the cost and boost the accuracy of accurate radiation detectors used for monitoring nuclear sites. (Courtesy: Ella Maru Studio) Inspired by ...

Members of the bomb squad from the Franklin County sheriff's office hope their new radiation detectors, small enough to hook onto a belt, never have anything dangerous to detect. "This is one of those ...

Prof. Erno Sajo of UMass Lowell’s Department of Physics and Applied Physics, in collaboration with researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston led by Prof. Piotr Zygmanski, has developed a ...

Ionising radiation includes sub-atomic particles and electromagnetic radiation whose energy is high enough to ionise atoms and molecules. The detection and analysis of such types of radiation - which ...

γ Rays are high-energy photons released by uranium, plutonium, and other radioactive atoms undergoing fission. Detectors of these rays therefore play key roles in nuclear safety, national security, ...

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