In 1898, Marie Curie spent years handling glowing materials by hand and changed modern physics foreverMarie Curie and her husband Pierre discovered polonium and radium in 1898. Their work changed physics, showing atoms were not stable. Radio...
07 May, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
EU urges'restraint' in Israel-Iran conflictThe European Union has voiced deep concern over the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, urging restraint to prevent further destab...
15 Jun, 2025, 10.15 AM IST
Radiation detection equipment to be set up at 8 land ports on borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and NepalIndia will install Radiation Detection Equipment (RDE) at eight land crossing points along its borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, ...
15 Oct, 2023, 03.32 PM IST
Radium Girls: Unveiling the dark secrets behind Oppenheimer and its unexpected link to radioactive elementsThe watch worn by Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Matt Damon in the upcoming biographical thriller Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher No...
27 Jul, 2023, 01.34 PM IST
Missing radioactive capsule found at remote highway in AustraliaAfter finding the missing radioactive capsule, Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson said on Wednesday that it was like finding the “n...
01 Feb, 2023, 05.06 PM IST
India plans to buy radiation detection equipment to enhance internal securityThe government is looking to buy radiation detection equipment (RDE) to deter and detect illicit trafficking of radioactive materials acros...
24 Aug, 2020, 08.56 AM IST
India sets up team to fight threats from nuclear and radioactive materialMeanwhile, India reacted caustically to Obama's comments asking it to reduce its nuclear arsenal, saying there seems to be a “lack of under...
12 Jul, 2018, 06.33 PM IST
India, Pakistan extend pact on cutting risk of nuclear-related mishapsAccording to the pact, which was inked in 2007, both India and Pakistan shall notify each other immediately in the event of an accident rel...
20 Feb, 2017, 08.13 PM IST
Naming new elements after political leaders opens up new possibilitiesObama said he did want it to be a catalyst that “didn’t get too hot or too cold”, would be “useful to humanity” and not “just some shiny ob...
18 Jan, 2016, 06.40 AM IST
NASA's LADEE spacecraft finds glowing neon gas on moonA dense atmosphere like Earth's is relatively rare in our solar system because an object has to be sufficiently massive to have enough grav...
18 Aug, 2015, 12.35 PM IST
Once an object of pity, the drone is now a whirring contraption to be fearedAs the popular term for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), preprogrammed drones are now the super creatures of the firmament.
29 Apr, 2015, 07.21 AM IST
Indian-origin radiographer elected ISRRT PresidentPeer said she would pursue the organisation's objective of being the international liaison representative for Medical Radiation Technology.
10 Nov, 2014, 02.46 AM IST
Film on Tarapur Atomic Power Station bags awardPradeep Indulkar, producer-director of 'High Power', told PTI that the film won the award at the international festival last Saturday.
27 May, 2013, 11.24 PM IST
- Japan crisis: Four stricken reactors at Japan Fukushima nuclear plant to be scrapped
Scrambling hard to tackle its worst atomic crisis, Japan today said it will scrap four stricken reactors at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear...
30 Mar, 2011, 04.27 PM IST
- Delhi University is country's only radioactive polluter: AERB
Delhi University has earned the dubious distinction of being the country's only violator of radioactive waste disposal norms, according to ...
20 Jun, 2010, 03.03 PM IST
- Lurking radioactive waste exposes defenceless Delhi
The exposure to the radioactive Cobalt-60 in scrap at Mayapuri in west Delhi that has left a scrap dealer, four of his labourers and anothe...
10 Apr, 2010, 01.29 AM IST
Controversy over Pokhran-II needless: PMManmohan Singh said the controversy over 1998 Pokhran tests was "needless" and Kalam has clarified that the explosions were successful.
29 Aug, 2009, 12.47 PM IST