The Geiger-Muller (GM) tube allows a user to measure different types of radiation, including alpha, beta, x, and gamma particles. A GM tube consists of one anode and one cathode enclosed in a ...

What with the financial crisis and recent nuclear (dis)agreements and the possibility of having an insane (but like-able! Teehee!) person becoming the country’s VP, we could be headed for a The Road ...

One evening last year, more than a dozen students gathered in a radiation safety training office at the University of Maryland's Department of Materials Science and Engineering. On the conference ...

The Fukushima nuclear crisis that devastated Japan in 2011 left a footprint on the country that is still felt today. The pain lingers, and frustrations with government inaction have led to groups like ...

Do you have anything radioactive in your house? Most people will say no, but they are probably wrong. A host of things ranging from glow-in-the dark timepieces to smoke detectors have some amount of ...

I got one today Ludlum 3 with the 44-9 probe. Anyhow coolest toy yet. I notice it clicks on occasion (background radiation) Some times I notice like a group of clicks all come in once in a while, is ...

Here is a scenario that can be considered a fallout of many of the developments of modern times. We have devices such as tablets, smartphones, TVs, and such that keep us informed and connected. Those ...

Scenario: your little three-hour boat tour runs into a storm, and you’re shipwrecked on a tropic island paradise. You’re pretty sure your new home was once a nuclear test site, but you have no way to ...