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Hunting for rare isotopes: The mysterious radioactive atomic nuclei that will be in tomorrow's technology

  • Written by Artemis Spyrou, Associate Professor of Nuclear Physics, Michigan State University
Hunting for rare isotopes: The mysterious radioactive atomic nuclei that will be in tomorrow's technologyResearchers have identified 3,000 radioactive isotopes – and predict 4,000 more are out there.GiroScience/Shutterstock.com

When you hear the term “radioactive” you likely think “bad news,” maybe along the lines of fallout from an atomic bomb.

But radioactive materials are actually used in a wide range of beneficial...

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