Yes, your smoke alarm might use radiation, but how dangerous is it?

Most of us only think about the smoke alarm when it's chirping due to low batteries, but did you know that some of these ...
ABC7

Radiation detectors put to use at LAX

LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KABC) -- When you visit Los Angeles International Airport, you likely will not notice it. As you travel through the airport, hundreds of monitors are sweeping for ...
Nature

Cadmium Zinc Telluride Radiation Detectors

Cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detectors have emerged as a leading material for room-temperature X‐ and gamma‐ray detection due to their optimal band gap, high density and impressive charge transport ...
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Materials for Radiation Detection

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New Atlas

Perovskite crystals given new job as nuclear radiation detectors

Perovskite crystals are quickly gaining a name for themselves in the solar energy field, thanks to their impressive ability to convert photons into electricity. But scientists have now tweaked this ...