uranium
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Grand Canyon Museumgoers Exposed To Uranium For Years, Safety Manager Claims
Earlier this month, a National Park Service safety manager sent a “rogue” email alleging the improper storing of radioactive material at a Grand Canyon facility frequented by children, the Arizona Republic reports.
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Watching Uranium Emit Radiation Inside A Cloud Chamber Is Mesmerising
Video: Here’s a really neat, classic experiment that’s always fun to see. When you place uranium inside a cloud chamber, you can see it decay and emit bits of radiation. It’s like seeing little alpha particle torpedoes shooting out in every direction, leaving a trail behind.
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Depleted Uranium Could Be Used To Create MASSIVE Hard Drives
Uranium that’s been depleted isn’t necessarily waste, according to researchers at Nottingham University who think it could be used as the basis for future hard drives thousands of times larger than current ones.