Nuclear physics Research update Edward Teller dies The “father of the H-bomb” died yesterday at the age of 95
Read article: A new place to store toxic waste? Nuclear physics Research update A new place to store toxic waste? Certain types of low-permeability rocks could be used to contain dangerous waste
Ultrafast science Research update Lasers tackle radioactive waste Iodine-129, which has a half-life of 15.7 million years, has been transmuted into a lighter isotope with a half-life of just 25 minutes
Particles and interactions Research update Could neutrinos destroy nuclear weapons? Japanese particle physicists propose to destroy nuclear bombs with a high-energy neutrino beam
Nuclear physics Research update Potassium-40 heats up Earth’s core Geophysicists have found evidence for an extra source of heat inside planets
Nuclear physics Research update Bismuth breaks half-life record for alpha decay French researchers have measured the longest ever radioactive half-life for alpha decay
Read article: Muons join the fight against nuclear smugglers Particles and interactions Research update Muons join the fight against nuclear smugglers Cosmic-ray particles could be used to detect concealed radioactive material
Nuclear physics Research update Nobel laureates oppose war against Iraq 41 prize-winners have signed a declaration that opposes war
Nuclear physics Research update Los Alamos director resigns John Browne steps down from his post at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Nuclear physics Research update Pugwash urges end to weapons Britain must decide now not to build successor to Trident, say scientists
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