Likelihood of Nuclear Accident 200 Times Greater than Previously Thought
Based on new calculations from scientists at the Max Planck Institute, the likelihood of a nuclear accident is far greater than previously thought. The research…
Nuclear Waste
MIT Study Measures the Effects of Low Doses of Radiation on DNA
While exposure to low-dose-rate radiation from cosmic radiation and natural radioactive isotopes in the environment is part of everyday life, a new study from MIT…
Gamma Ray Lens Created Using Amplifying Effect of Virtual Electron-Positron Pairs
It was previously thought that making a lens out of highly energetic light, gamma rays, was impossible. Physicists have created such a lens and think…