Improved neutron mirrors can increase the efficiency of material analysis in neutron sources such as the ESS, which is being built outside Lund, Sweden. The improved mirror has been developed by ...
US researchers have unveiled a new method to identify hidden nuclear materials after pairing ...
Technological progress owes much to our scientific understanding of the materials we use to build the world around us, from longer-lasting cell-phone batteries to new medicines. Scientists and ...
A single teaspoon of material scooped from a neutron star would, if placed on Earth’s surface, weigh billions of tons. That ...
Both the fusion and fission energy sectors need the availability of intense neutron sources to aid in their development and solve their fuel cycle problems. Moreover, the availability of neutron ...
An international team of astronomers reports the detection of four new gamma-ray millisecond pulsars using the Murriyang radio telescope at the Parkes Observatory in Australia. The discovery was ...
Corrections and amplifications: This story has been updated to clarify the life expectancy of the new reflector plug, and that light water causes more neutrons to be absorbed than heavy water, rather ...