Gamma irradiation of food is a simple, reliable, and mature technology. However, more use of alternative irradiation technologies, based on electrically generated sources, would help complement the ...

Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date. Motivated by reducing hazards from possible use of radiological ...

Plastics like Teflon are famously durable—and infamously difficult to recycle. But a breakthrough from researchers at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) may offer a ...

Plastics like PTFE, commonly known as Teflon, are durable, yet difficult to decompose. Moreover, traditional methods for decomposing PTFE require extremely high temperatures and massive energy inputs.

Wiehl, Germany-based sterilization provider BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG is expanding with a new location in Pittsburgh to meet increasing demand for sterile medical devices and consistently ...

New radiation technology is being used in food irradiation, helping to make food safer, better and easier to trade worldwide, participants at the International Symposium on Food Safety and Control ...

Motivated by reducing hazards from possible use of radiological dispersal devices or release of potentially harmful chemicals into the environment, this study will examine options for broader use of ...