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A new diagnostic tool developed by scientists at Ohio State University promises to drastically reduce the time needed to detect radiation sickness, by measuring a pair of key biomarkers in just a single drop of blood. With the results ready in just a f… Continue reading Test reveals radiation sickness in hours via a single drop of blood
Radiation is famously damaging, both to living tissue and materials. But now, engineers at MIT have been surprised to discover that radiation may actually help certain alloys to self-heal, extending their useful lifetime. This could obviously help info… Continue reading Radiation appears to help some metal alloys self-heal
Ideally, the body is protected from damaging radiation before it reaches us, by shielding materials or clothing. But now, researchers in South Korea have developed a new type of drug that could prevent some of the tissue damage radiation causes, which … Continue reading Novel nanocrystal treatments could protect cells from radiation damage
Containing the electromagnetic radiation generated by electronic components is a key consideration for designers of electronic devices, but today’s metal-based shielding materials have their downsides. Scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for M… Continue reading Aerogel fashioned into world’s lightest electromagnetic shielding
A new study has revealed that a cataclysmic disruption of Earth’s protective ozone layer may have allowed damaging levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation to saturate the Earth 359 million years ago, triggering a global mass extinction. The researchers be… Continue reading Ozone depletion triggered mass extinction during the Age of Fishes
How radiation in space impacts the human body is one of the key questions facing scientists planning for future missions to the Moon and beyond, and NASA now has a powerful new tool to study the phenomenon here on Earth. Called the Galactic Cosmic Ray … Continue reading NASA builds a Galactic Cosmic Ray Simulator to study space radiation
Scientists at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have been working on a new polymer that could be the basis for lighter, cheaper and more environmentally friendly radiation shielding. Led by Da Cao, the team introduced bismuth trioxide particles in… Continue reading Polymer compound shows promise as cheap, light radiation shielding
Promising new research from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), suggests an old schizophrenia drug could significantly enhance the efficacy of radiation treatment for one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer.Continue ReadingCategory: Me… Continue reading Schizophrenia drug points to improved brain cancer radiation therapy
Searching for sources of potentially harmful radiation isn’t a job that most people would want – so why not get a drone to do it? Well, a team of Czech engineers is currently developing just such an aircraft.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Technology… Continue reading Radiation-tracking drone could follow leaks to their source
The world around us is a scary place, with a lot of visible and invisible dangers. Some of those invisible dangers are pretty obvious, such as that of an electrical shock from exposed wiring. Some are less obvious, for example the dangers of UV radiation to one’s skin and eyes …read more