Promoting Personal Safety and National Security: Improving detection of radioactive material in nuclear waste water

Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions

English - December 09, 2013 14:00 - 1.3 MB - ★★★★ - 3 ratings
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As the Fukushima crisis continues to remind the world of the potential dangers of nuclear disposal and unforeseen accidents, scientists are reporting progress toward a new way to detect the radioactive materials uranium and plutonium in waste water. Their report on the design of a highly sensitive nanosensor appears in ACS’ The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.