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Article: NEWS: Warning light.
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- The Engineer
- Article date:
- March 26, 2007
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Security may be improved if with the help of a material that shines brightly when radiation is present
AN INTERNATIONAL collaboration involving research laboratories in the UK, the US and South Africa has begun a three-year project to create more accurate radiation detectors to guard ports and airports. The research coincided with a recent report from the International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) that confirmed 149 known cases of illicit trafficking of radioactive materials worldwide in 2006.
The team, led by Imperial College London, will seek to find better materials to replace those now used to make radiation detectors. They hope to find a ...