Researchers measured very precisely atomic masses of radioactive lanthanum isotopes and found an interesting feature in their nuclear binding energies. The discovery provides essential data for ...

From airport security to quantum computing, Oak Ridge National Laboratory produces isotopes vital to U.S. success.

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For 80 years Oak Ridge National Laboratory has produced isotopes that treat cancer and power deep space exploration.

It's been seven years since a University of Hawaii telescope spotted a strange object crossing our solar system. One-quarter mile (400 meters) long and maybe ten times as long as it is wide, thus ...

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The Rhisotope Project is embedding radioactive isotopes in the horns of rhinos in an effort to prevent poaching. Rhinos previously injected with the isotopes during Rhisotope's test phase turned out ...

Researchers at the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, precisely measured atomic masses of radioactive lanthanum isotopes and found an interesting feature in their nuclear ...