Actinium-225 is an alpha emitter, spewing out tiny bundles of energy that promise to kill cancer cells, but only at short range. This isotope and others like it are the focus of a ...

It is also used to generate other radioisotopes that have potential uses in cancer therapies. ORNL produces actinium-227 ...

An extraordinary discovery has recently shaken the world of science. An uncommon isotope, previously unknown to our realm of understanding, has been found within an ancient rock. The properties of ...

Geoscientists are using ancient chert rocks from the Pacific's Shatsky Rise to understand Earth's thermal history. Oxygen isotopes within these silica-rich rocks act as tiny thermometers, revealing ...

The U.S. Department of Energy is investing an additional $527 million into a cutting-edge isotopes research facility at Michigan State University, where scientific breakthroughs are coming ever more ...

Researchers measured very precisely atomic masses of radioactive lanthanum isotopes and found an interesting feature in their nuclear binding energies. The discovery provides essential data for ...

The University of Missouri is constructing a new Radioisotope Science Center with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Missouri General Assembly. The center aims to increase domestic ...