Bright thinking leads to breakthrough in nuclear threat detection science

Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 10:52 in Physics & Chemistry

Taking inspiration from an unusual source, a Sandia National Laboratories team has dramatically improved the science of scintillators—objects that detect nuclear threats. According to the team, using organic glass scintillators could soon make it even harder to smuggle nuclear materials through America's ports and borders.

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