Hiroshima University researchers unveil a $70 smartphone radiation detector as Japan cautiously revives nuclear power.

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A nuclear engineer reacts to That Chernobyl Guy’s breakdown of the most radioactive object found at Chernobyl. We explore why ...

Fluorescent Nuclear Track Detectors (FNTDs) represent a significant leap forward in solid-state dosimetry, utilising novel luminescent materials such as aluminium oxide crystals doped with carbon and ...

Researchers have detected higher than normal levels of iodine-129 in the West Philippine Sea. This radioactive isotope, ...

Radiation can wreak havoc on the human body when it's exposed to high doses or for prolonged periods of time. The world understood this in horrifying detail after the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi ...