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Geotimes April 2007 Sally Adee |
IAEA Updates Radiation Warning Symbol The International Atomic Energy Agency unveiled its new design of the international symbol for radiation. Dozens of accidental exposures to radiation motivated this change. |
National Defense June 2008 Stew Magnuson |
Public Still in the Dark When it Comes to Dirty Bomb Threat The federal government has come up short in public information campaigns to educate the public on what to do in the event of a radiation attack |
Wired November 2002 Steven Johnson |
Stopping Loose Nukes Prevention is a game of odds, not certainty. Is an "atomic wall" of sophisticated sensors the answer to protecting population centers from terrorist attack by bioweapon or dirty bomb? |
Popular Mechanics October 22, 2008 Kate Schweitzer |
On Fringe, Radioactivity is Real, But Cures are Junk Science Radiation experts give their opinion on the mad science of this television show. |
Wired October 23, 2007 Michael Levi |
In the Search for Loose Nukes, a Little Propaganda Goes a Long Way Strategic communication misleads terrorists into believing that nuclear attempts are futile. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 John McHale |
Cell Phone Sensors Detect Radiation to Thwart Nuclear Terrorism Researchers are engineering cell phones that help detect potential terrorist threats such as radiological "dirty bombs" and nuclear weapons. |
Mother Jones Jul/Aug 2002 Susan Q. Stranahan |
Radioactive Recycling If the Department of Energy has its way, the nation's nuclear garbage could end up in everyday items like bicycles, frying pans, and baby strollers. |
BusinessWeek March 24, 2011 Steve Featherstone |
The Future of Fukushima Prefecture In the best case, hundreds of thousands of evacuees will spend months away from home. |
Chemistry World August 16, 2007 John Bonner |
Chernobyl Fallout Impaired Mental Development of Swedish Infants A study finds that radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster impaired the mental development of Swedish children that were still in the womb at the time of the incident. The findings suggest that infants are endangered by radiation exposure at levels previously thought to be safe. |
BusinessWeek February 12, 2007 Burrows & Saminather |
Precision-Guided Cancer Weapons Innovations in radiation therapy are reducing "collateral damage" and saving lives. |
Popular Mechanics November 6, 2009 Allie Townsend |
On Fringe, Radiation Ghoul is Pure Fiction A "scientific" scenario on this television show is debunked, because there are no known living organisms that are drawn or feed off of radiation |
Food Processing July 2011 Steven Hoffman |
Fukushima in Our Food Radiation from Japan is showing up in our food. Shouldn't we do something about it? |
BusinessWeek February 12, 2007 Nichola Saminather |
Radiation Therapy: New Rays Of Hope More than two-thirds of all cancer patients in the U.S. receive radiation treatments as part of their hospital care. New technology could greatly improve the prognosis. |