German researchers have adapted a technology originally designed for space telescopes to make detecting radioactive contamination in dismantled nuclear power plants faster, more precise, and far more ...

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Photograph of an optically trapped microparticle in high vacuum. The microparticle is visible as a white dot levitated between two lenses, which are used to focus and collect the invisible infrared ...

Scientists in Germany have developed AI-powered automated drones and robots that are capable of detecting radioactive waste in hazardous environments where human access is unsafe or impossible. The ...

Image: The microdosimeter instrument consists of small sensors connected to an electronics board, shown here without the casing. Spacesuits integrated with this technology can warn astronauts at the ...

Radiation is one of the key challenges faced by astronauts living and working beyond the protective shield of Earth's atmosphere. Neutron radiation, which constitutes about 30% of total radiation in ...

A concentration of one part per billion is like a pinch of salt in 10 tons of potato chips—and scientists can now find radioactive particles at concentrations millions of times smaller. In the Journal ...