Shielding against radiation will not only help people survive nuclear fallout but also improve health outcomes for cancer ...

Abstract: Commercial solid-state drives (SSDs) were subjected to broad-spectrum neutron exposure at the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) to analyze radiation-induced errors in components and ...

Wireless headphones do emit some radiation, but are they bad for you? A neurosurgeon and radiologist weigh in on the safety ...

Scientists have identified water as one of the most effective materials for blocking radiation. Water is dense and contains ...

A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than ...

From punch card-operated looms in the 1800s to modern cellphones, if an object has an "on" and an "off" state, it can be used ...

Composite metal foam performs equally to or better than most conventional metals used in shielding materials, while weighing ...

New form of crystal storage stores bits as missing atoms, achieving what may be the highest possible storage density of ...

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This makes it harder for radiation to penetrate nearby materials ... it with something else—something flexible, yet largely solid. They turned to hydrogel. Used in a number of settings ...