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1 month ago
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'Oppenheimer' is winning awards. Here's the science behind the atomic bomb : Short Wave

The film 'Oppenheimer' focuses on J. Robert Oppenheimer and the science behind the atomic bomb.
The Short Wave podcast discusses the past and present science of nuclear weapons with current scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago
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This Potential Cancer Treatment Requires Modern Alchemy

Los Alamos National Laboratory has an Isotope Production Facility that produces actinium 225, a potentially potent isotope in fighting prostate cancer.
Actinium 225's emissions are strong enough to damage cancer cells without doing as much harm to healthy ones. [ more ]
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