It is also used to generate other radioisotopes that have potential uses in cancer therapies. ORNL produces actinium-227 ...

Isotopes of a given element have the same number of electrons, but their atomic mass and nuclear spin differ through the number of neutrons. The trivial and prominent effect on isotope exchange is the ...

Where there’s electricity, there’s usually heat – and that’s a major hurdle for shrinking electronic devices. Scientists have now found that nanowires made of a certain isotope of silicon can conduct ...

With the new grant, the Stable Isotope Lab will acquire a cutting-edge instrument called an isotope-ratio-monitoring mass spectrometer (IRMS). A major grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) ...

This policy deals with radioisotopes. For stable isotopes, see Stable Isotopes on SIO Ships. The SIO Isotope Use Committee (the IUC) reviews all experiments involving natural isotopes and ...

The copper isotope Cu-64 plays an important role in medicine: It is used in imaging processes and also shows potential for cancer therapy. However, it does not occur naturally and must be produced ...

That natural, bee-produced sweetener you stir into your tea and lavish on your toast may be laced with cesium-137. It’s a radioactive isotope, Jim Kaste explains, a relic of the atom bomb tests of the ...

Real satellite water vapor isotope data were assimilated in a general circulation model to determine whether including these data could improve forecast accuracy at both the global and local scales.

Early warning of climate risk is the gold standard that scientists, managers and governments are working towards. Doing this requires a detailed understanding of not just the amount of precipitation ...

The strongest force in the Universe is the one that holds together the protons and neutrons in an atom’s nucleus. To unlock how elements are forged, the physics of neutron stars and more, scientists ...