Radioactive decay is the strange and almost mystical ability for one element to naturally and spontaneously transmute into another. In the process, those elements tend to emit deadly forms of ...

In this lesson, students will investigate the nature of radioactivity and the effect of both distance and shielding materials on different radioactive sources using a Geiger-Muller tube with a counter ...

A battery made of diamonds could power devices for thousands of years, scientists have announced. This battery would be powered by a diamond surrounding a radioactive isotope of carbon known as carbon ...

Naturally occurring radioactive elements are substances whose atomic nuclei are unstable. To become stable, these nuclei spontaneously break down, or decay, by releasing energy in the form of ...

Bill Lee currently receives funding from the Welsh Government and the European Regional Development Fund for his Ser Cymru Chair at Bangor University. He has previously received BNFL, EPSRC and NDA ...