Ion beam analysis (IBA) and nuclear reaction studies constitute a pivotal suite of techniques for non-destructive material characterisation. By utilising energetic ions, these methods probe material ...

Composite beams have become an integral element in modern structural engineering, combining dissimilar materials to exploit their complementary mechanical properties. This field of study encompasses ...

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The IAEA and Croatia’s Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) conducted the first live virtual training workshop on advances in ion beam techniques and their applications to minimize the impact of learning ...

Over the last 20 years, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) Nuclear Science and Instrumentation Laboratory (NSIL) has played a leading role worldwide in the effective use of nuclear ...

How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An unsettling answer is: They don’t, for the most part. When countries sign arms reduction pacts, they do not typically grant ...

In recent decades, the preparation of samples for transmission electron microscopes has transformed, thanks to the introduction of focused ion beam (FIB) instruments. Known as either single-beam or ...

Scientists have delivered the most detailed assessment yet of a set of disputed lead books known as the Jordan codices. With debate centred on whether they could date back to the early Christian ...

The ease with which TV's intrepid crime scene investigators employ science to analyze evidence and catch the perps belies the reality of most criminal investigations. Although fingerprints, gunshot ...