Radiation detectors at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine are back online for the first time since the Russian invasion more than 100 days ago, and radiation levels are normal, the ...

MELVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Micross today announced the commercial launch of its Standard-Performance Nuclear Event Detector (NED), a next-generation radiation detection solution ...

Nuclear track detectors offer a robust means for recording and analysing the passage of ionising radiation through sensitive materials. These detectors, frequently ...

A new detector system based on the game 'Tetris' could enable inexpensive, accurate radiation detectors for monitoring nuclear sites. The spread of radioactive isotopes from the Fukushima Daiichi ...

Fluorescent Nuclear Track Detectors (FNTDs) represent a significant leap forward in solid-state dosimetry, utilising novel luminescent materials such as aluminium oxide crystals doped with carbon and ...

The University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in collaboration with the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), has developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that ...

Mark Jadick of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Occupational Health and Safety uses a radiation detector to ensure officer and public safety as a truck is scanned during non-intrusive inspections on ...

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Concerns intensified that a Russian-occupied nuclear reactor in southern Ukraine could be the target of fresh attacks as Kyiv and Moscow traded barbs over the potential of a radiological incident.

This Japanese device turns your smartphone into a nuclear radiation detector for just $70 (Bantan et al., 2026, Radiation Measurements, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 ) Researchers at Hiroshima University in Japan ...