Scientists have discovered a connection between lightning strikes and two kinds of gamma-ray phenomena in thunderclouds. The research suggests that in certain conditions, weak gamma-ray glows from ...

Gamma-rays are the highest energy (the shortest wavelength) type of electromagnetic radiation. They are classified as a type of an ionising radiation; with respect to alpha and beta particles they ...

The IAEA is launching a new Coordinated Research Project (CRP) to advance our understanding of radiation effects on polymer materials commonly used in medical devices by comparing the effects of gamma ...

A researcher has developed a bioengineered potato plant that can detect potentially harmful levels of gamma radiation. Rob Sears, a Ph.D. student at the University of Tennessee's Herbert College of ...

Radiation shielding materials play a critical role in many commercial and industrial applications such as medical imaging and therapy, nuclear waste storage, space exploration, and food sterilization.

Best in Physics presenter Joost Verburg (back row, next to the detector) and colleagues with the prototype prompt gamma detection system on its positioning robot. (Courtesy: Joost Verburg) Proton ...

University of Tokyo graduate student Yuuki Wada with colleagues from Japan discover a connection between lightning strikes and two kinds of gamma-ray phenomena in thunderclouds. The research suggests ...