Neutron detection is a critical area of research, particularly in fields such as nuclear security, medical imaging, and radiation safety. Scintillation techniques, which involve the use of ...

Zap researcher Rachel Ryan prepares a neutron detector prior to fusion tests. Editorial re-use allowed with credit. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

An international team of scientists has modeled the formation and evolution of the strongest magnetic fields in the universe.

Recent studies have introduced several novel eutectic scintillators, each utilizing different combinations of materials to optimize neutron detection capabilities. For instance, the development of ...

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A new Zap research paper, published last week in Nuclear Fusion, details neutron isotropy measurements from the FuZE device ...

A compact method of detecting neutrinos provides new tests of physics theories and could lead to new reactor-monitoring methods.

Astronomers have traced two mysterious fast radio bursts from space to wildly different places, which suggests the phenomenon ...

One planned application, for example, is to develop more sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, used in cancer detection. Marshalling neutrons, however, is no easy task; it requires ...

President Donald Trump’s plan to halt federal grants and loans originally targeted a wide range of funding totaling ...