Tag: Radiation Measurement and Imaging
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Faster, more accurate airborne radiation detection
A new method detects radiation from single or mixed sources during six-second helicopter flyovers, improving the toolkit for radiological emergency response.
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X-pinch plasma achieves radial proton acceleration for crisp imaging
Plasma pinches: From pursuits of nuclear fusion to an attractive point source of accelerated protons for proton radiography.
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Detecting neutron sources by borrowing inference tools from cosmology
A Bayesian approach that identifies neutron sources with high confidence from sparse data could improve radiation detectors for nuclear security and non-proliferation.
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Organic glass scintillators: A Q&A with Sara Pozzi
The radiation detection material stands to improve nuclear security by clearly distinguishing radiation types from a safe distance.
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Tracking radiation treatment in real time promises safer, more effective cancer therapy
The ability to accurately detect where X-rays land and in what dose could reduce the collateral damage from radiation therapy.
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$5.1M to advance nuclear energy awarded to U-M
The Department of Energy will support research into better heat exchangers as well as improved predictions for neutron physics and radiation damage.
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Update: Augmented reality engineering startup lands $1.1M SBIR grant
University of Michigan to explore inventive uses for the technology, including material science, biology and medicine
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Augmented reality for testing nuclear components
A new machine learning platform detects and quantifies radiation-induced defects instantaneously and could be extended to interpret other microscopy data.
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Renovated nuclear reactor building opens as world-class labs
Inside the new Nuclear Engineering Labs, researchers in the nation’s top-ranked nuclear engineering program will focus on advancing nuclear security, nonproliferation, safety and energy.