Nuclear energy isn't exactly clean, with nuclear waste never exactly going away. But this inventive new process might help ...

Researchers have visualized atoms in motion just before a radiation-driven decay process occurs, revealing a surprisingly dynamic scene. Instead of remaining fixed, the atoms roam and rearrange, ...

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 ...

The moment nuclear material is produced, processed or purified, it sets off a hidden countdown, marked by the half-life of ...

For those wondering about the radioactive batteries onboard the Perseverance and Curiosity Mars rovers, which generate far ...

Facilities that work with radioactive materials require practical solutions for small quantities of isotopes and radioactive waste.