New Scientist

MAY 9, 2024

Surprising recent measurements hint that the universe isn’t expanding in the way we had thought, and it could be explained by still-theoretical dark radiation

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Physics World

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Tardigrades are much more resilient than humans when it comes to exposure to ionizing radiation. So they can ignore a recent announcement from the Netherlands Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ANVS) warning people against wearing several items that are claimed to “protect” from the microwave radiation used by 5G networks.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A technology called monochromatic X-ray imaging could reduce radiation dose per mammogram by a factor of five to 10 times, according to a research review published in the European Journal of Radiology. However, the radiation delivered by the technique has been a focus of debates regarding possible cancer risk associated with breast screening.

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Physics World

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Due to breathing motion, lung tumours move during stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Scatter imaging, which collects photons scattered out of the radiation therapy beam, is a potential technique for real-time tracking of lung tumours. His research focuses on developing novel imaging techniques to guide radiation therapy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 8, 2024

The clock is ticking for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which provides health screenings and compensation for people sickened by radiation from U.S. government to protect the public from dangerous and harmful radiation. nuclear weapons production.

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Physics World

AUGUST 19, 2021

A highly efficient way to convert optical photons into terahertz radiation has been developed by researchers in the US and Germany. Terahertz radiation falls between infrared light and microwaves in the electromagnetic spectrum and has a range of potential applications including security scanning and medical imaging.

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Physics World

MAY 23, 2022

Citing the ESTRO 2022 programme, she noted that many researchers are already developing adaptation and personalization for every part of the radiation treatment chain. Instead, even though it may be hard to use and difficult to interpret, use this information to personalize radiation therapy at every level for every patient.”.

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Physics World

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Louis have found that radiation may reverse heart rhythm disorders, such as arrhythmias, long-term by reprogramming damaged heart cells. What we’ve seen is that radiation therapy can modulate how fast the impulse travels by changing the expression of genes and proteins in the heart.”. There are many ways to stop an arrhythmia.

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Physics World

DECEMBER 9, 2021

As space missions venture ever further afield, spacecraft will inevitably be exposed to greater amounts of cosmic radiation that can damage or even destroy their onboard electronics. Cosmic radiation is ionizing radiation made up of a mixture of heavy ions and cosmic rays (high-energy protons, electron and atomic nuclei).

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Physics World

AUGUST 24, 2021

Targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT) can increase the effectiveness of immunotherapy, helping to eradicate metastatic cancer in mice even when the radiation dose is too low to destroy the cancer outright. NM600 can be used for both diagnostic imaging ( 86 Y-NM600) or delivery of therapeutic radiation ( 90 Y-NM600). 13:eabb3631).

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Physics World

DECEMBER 7, 2021

At these extreme intensities, the laser pulse is able to push the plasma electrons forward by radiation pressure, which accelerates the carbon and protons. This is what we explore with radiobiology studies – looking at cell models, exposing them to laser-driven radiation and comparing it to standard sources. Simple cells.

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New Scientist

JULY 24, 2024

To keep long-term moon residents safe from harmful radiation, lunar bases will need to be built several metres under the surface or inside caves or lava tubes

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Physics World

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

But should they be worried about radiation from solar flares that they could be exposed to when flying? A research team led by Yosuke Yamashiki at Kyoto University has addressed that question by looking at radiation doses experienced in aeroplanes flying eight different routes during five events called “ground level enhancements” (GLEs).

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Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

That is long enough to see that there has been a noticeable trend in the Earth’s Energy Imbalance (EEI), mostly driven by a reduction in the solar radiation reflected by the planet, while the outgoing long wave radiation does not appear to contribute much. A paper last year (Goode et al., The total radiative forcing is.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

He, however, goes seriously off the rails when he estimates the impact of clouds on the radiation budget. We can measure directly how much solar radiation arrives at the Earth and once you spread it over the surface of the Earth, there is about 340 W/m 2.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 19, 2025

In my blog on the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which is the conveyor belt of water moving in the Atlantic Ocean, I discussed how regions around the equator are warmer than the poles due to different amounts of incoming solar radiation, that is, energy from the sun. What do I mean by this?

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Real Climate

AUGUST 9, 2021

Here are a few things that mark this report out from previous versions that relate to issues we’ve discussed here before: Extreme events are increasingly connected to climate (duh!) and other things worth noting – for instance, the much better and more direct graphics that they have clearly worked on a lot. 1981) which can be seen here.

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Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

In 2020, CO 2 was at ~410 parts per million, while CH 4 was around 1870 parts per <it>billion</it> (or 1.87 ppm, a factor of more than 200 smaller). However the relative rise since the pre-industrial is three times larger for CH 4 , around 150%, compared to the 50% increase in CO 2. W/m 2 for CH 4. References. Etminan, G. Myhre, E.J.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Engineers can … Continue reading To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials Fusion reactors aim to reproduce on Earth what happens in the core of the Sun, where very light elements merge and release energy in the process.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 17, 2023

Our illnesses are from CHRONIC, low-level exposure from ionizing radiation over YEARS, through ingestion and inhalation. The Jana Elementary community also has concerns surrounding radiation exposure related to the Manhattan Project , and were recently making headlines for seeking answers and getting conflicting exposure reports.

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Physics World

JUNE 28, 2022

CT-free PET reduces radiation dose. But the CT scan performed alongside to obtain attenuation maps can deliver a substantial radiation dose, negating these low-dose benefits. The lutetium in the scintillator contains a small amount – less than 3% – of the radioisotope 176 Lu, which emits background radiation during the scan.

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Real Climate

JANUARY 26, 2025

While these simulations assimilate observational data, over most of the ocean surface these are basically sea surface temperatures, but surface heat loss depends also on air temperature, wind speed, humidity, radiation and cloud cover in complex ways, all of which are not accurately known.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2024

They focused specifically on two marine CDR approaches—ocean alkalinity enhancement and biomass cultivation for carbon removal (including seaweed cultivation and sinking) —and two solar radiation management techniques—marine cloud brightening and surface albedo enhancement. Solar radiation management is distinct from CDR.

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Real Climate

OCTOBER 1, 2022

He made some rather strange claims, such as that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) allegedly should have forgotten that the earth is a sphere because “ most absorption of solar radiation takes place over the tropics, while there is excess emission of longwave radiation to space over higher latitudes ”.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2025

Program areas include air quality, clean water, environmental cleanup & brownfields, mining, oil & gas, radiation protection, safe drinking water, waste management and waterways engineering. With this new tool, users can search by county, program area, permit type or by the authorization (permit) ID or by keyword.

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Inside Climate News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By Bob Berwyn A scientific showdown over whether dispersing massive amounts of reflective particles high into the atmosphere could temporarily and safely mask global warming intensified this week, as a group of more than 60 researchers published a letter Monday calling for accelerated research and small-scale field experiments into what is called solar (..)

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New Scientist

AUGUST 26, 2024

To determine an object’s quantum properties, you may only need to measure how it exchanges heat with its environment, without touching the object itself

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Scientific American

JULY 14, 2021

Although meant to minimize risks to human health, the proposed new limits would still be exceeded by any conceivable near-future crewed voyage to Mars. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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New Scientist

JULY 1, 2024

Syntrichia caninervis is found in some of the most extreme places on Earth and can survive conditions that would kill almost any other organism, making it a potential candidate for colonising Mars

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Real Climate

MAY 21, 2023

In the band of radiation where CO2 absorbs a lot (~15 $mu$m), increasing CO2 levels in the troposphere make it ever harder for those photons to get to the stratosphere or above. The basic concept is easy to grasp though. The upper atmosphere is different from the troposphere in that pressure is much less, and it’s very dry.

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Real Climate

MAY 30, 2024

However, this is really just the beginning of what is likely to be a bit of a cottage industry in the next few months relating to possible causes/influences on the extreme temperatures seen in 2023. So to help people keep track, we’ll maintain a list here to focus discussions. They estimate 0.08 W/m2 forcing, and a warming in 2023 of ~0.04ºC.

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New Scientist

JUNE 15, 2021

One of the companies behind a new, French-designed nuclear reactor at Taishan in Guangdong, China, has written to the US government warning of an “imminent radiological threat” at the plant, but there doesn't appear to be any danger

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Radiation exposure can damage the DNA in cells leading to a host of health problems including cancer and auto-immune disorders. What’s more troubling is the Centers for Disease Control reports children and young adults, especially girls and women, are more sensitive to the effects of radiation. UCS also suggests consideration of St.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2025

DEP enters the first-place poster into the National Radon Poster Contest, sponsored by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors. In the late 1970s, PPL Utilities did a study of radon in the homes of its employees that found elevated radon in some homes that was reported to the Bureau of Radiation Protection.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The energy balance of our planet , the radiation arriving and leaving, is continually monitored by a global radiation network at the surface and by dedicated satellites. And yes, also the increase in back-radiation towards the Earth surface from the CO2 greenhouse effect is a measured fact.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 11, 2024

Canadian radiation oncologist Vera Peters pioneered the use of lumpectomies and postoperative radiation to treat breast cancer patients.

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New Scientist

JULY 15, 2024

We may have finally found an entry point to the caves hidden beneath the moon’s surface, which could shield future astronauts from dangerous radiation

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