Aerial radiation detection and mapping systems combine advanced sensors, data processing algorithms and mobile platforms to characterise radiological environments rapidly and at scale. These systems ...

Semiconductor p–i–n structured detectors are used in many fields of research as precision instruments 1, especially in high-energy physics experiments 2. The appearance of detectors with a larger ...

The University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in collaboration with the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), has developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that ...

While expanding nuclear energy production would provide carbon-free power and can help countries around the world meet their climate goals, nuclear energy could also come with some inherent risk.

Scientists have developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that comprehensively detects all types of ionizing radiation. The device can be used by industrial and medical ...