The University of Jyväskylä has developed a new handheld multipurpose detector that comprehensively detects all types of ionizing radiation. They worked on this project with the Finnish Radiation and ...

The University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in collaboration with the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), has developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that ...

Members of the bomb squad from the Franklin County sheriff's office hope their new radiation detectors, small enough to hook onto a belt, never have anything dangerous to detect. "This is one of those ...

A marathon of testing is under way at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to ensure that personal radiation detection equipment purchased with Department of Homeland ...

As a radiation safety professional, I'm unfortunately familiar with lugging tons of equipment. In the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdowns in April 2011, I traveled to Japan with heavy ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Nuclear engineers at Oregon State University have developed a small, portable and inexpensive radiation detection device that should help people all over the world better understand ...

Ionising radiation includes sub-atomic particles and electromagnetic radiation whose energy is high enough to ionise atoms and molecules. The detection and analysis of such types of radiation - which ...

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