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Reactions: Mark Thiemens
5/18/2012 Mark Thiemens is Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, San Diego, and works on studies of the physical chemistry of mass independent isotope effects and their observation in … Continue reading
High-value isotope could draw prospectors to the moon
5/18/2012 At a cost estimated at about $141 million, 220 pounds of helium-3 is the kind of high-value, low-volume mineral that makes mining in space for resources to be used on Earth economically viable. Helium-3, a lightweight isotope of the … Continue reading
Plutonium signature captured after 50 years of trying – physics-math – 17 May 2012 – New Scientist
5/18/2012 They almost gave up! Then scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory got the break they needed. The discovery of the signature of radioactive isotope plutonium-239 may lead to more effective use and storage of nuclear waste. Devoted fans can … Continue reading
Earth may really be a sort of giant living organism
5/16/2012 Ever heard of the Gaia hypothesis? Researchers use isotopes of sulphur to further the idea that the earth is a living organism. Researchers have discovered new evidence that may back the famous Gaia hypothesis of Earth as a living organism. … Continue reading
Professor studies penguins, their habitats
5/16/2012 Steven Emslie, professor of biology and marine biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, has been traveling to Antarctica since 1992 to study penguins. These birds and their habitat leave a well-preserved record of their quality of life … Continue reading
University of Wisconsin to Build Reactorless Mo-99 Medical Isotope Generation Facility
5/16/2012 Molybdenum-99, a radioactive isotope commonly used for cancer screening, has been in short supply — and has long needed a producer in the U. S. The radioisotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) is a commonly used radiomarker for cancer diagnostics and life … Continue reading
Alfred University researchers win Department of Energy grants
5/16/2012 Two Alfred University professors will receive a combined total of $1.72 million for research through the Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP) of the federal Department of Energy. Both projects aim to find solutions for safe disposal of nuclear wastes … Continue reading
Turning a line
5/16/2012 The race to extend the periodic table continues One of the first inklings that chemistry has an underlying pattern was the discovery, early in the 19th century, of lithium, sodium and potassium—known collectively as the alkali metals. Though different … Continue reading
Crew Members of the USS Monitor: Solving the Mystery of the Skeletons in the Turret 150 Years Later
5/16/2012 Megan Smolenyak, genealogy expert and author of Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing and Who Do You Think You Are?, includes isotopic analysis of teeth in her research to help identify Civil War-era remains Who doesn’t love a good history … Continue reading
Radiation scenario part of test incident at local post
5/15/2012 County agencies also participate FORT CAMPBELL, KY. — Fort Campbell first-responders and security officials, as well as off-post agencies from Montgomery County and Hopkinsville, were tested on Thursday with a scenario involving a radioactive “dirty bomb” incident. A number … Continue reading