The discipline of Health Physics, also referred to as the science of radiation protection, is part of the broader discipline of radiological sciences that includes the uses of radiation in medicine.

Cryoconite, a dark sediment that is a mixture of fine inorganic and organic matter, is found in shallow holes in the surfaces of glaciers. In Norway, surprisingly large amounts of artificial ...

Radioactive decay is a fundamental process in nature by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation. Studying nuclear decay modes is crucial for understanding properties of atomic ...

Black holes are regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, even light, can escape. Einstein's theory of ...

The application of physics principles, methods, and techniques in clinical practice and research has revolutionized the entire medical science field to improve human health and overall wellbeing.

Foreign critics screamed that the U.S. high-altitude nuclear test of July 9 would destroy the natural radiation belt that girdles the earth. An impressive group of U.S. scientists including Professor ...

Aliyah Welker ’22 had never heard of health physics when she started at UMass Lowell. Neither had Cassia Fontes ’22, ’23. Yet the two former classmates, who chose the radiological health physics ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A concentration of one part per billion is like a pinch of salt in 10 tons of potato chips—and scientists can now find radioactive particles at concentrations millions of times smaller. In the Journal ...

This "Historically Speaking" column is intended to introduce readers to one of Oak Ridge’s prized museums that is not usually included when I mention heritage tourism assets in the “Secret City” of ...