When Do We Encounter Ionizing Radiation In Our Daily Lives?
Physics / Radioactivity
Everyone who lives on this planet is constantly exposed to naturally occurring ionizing radiation (background radiation). This has been true since the dawn of time. The average effective dose equivale continue reading this fact
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Neutrinos to the Rescue
Physics / Quantum Mechanics
Have you ever wondered what the most abundant particle in the universe is after photons of light? The answer is: Neutrinos. These tiny, neutral and almost mass-less particles that move at almost the continue reading this fact
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Carbon Dating From The Skies
Physics / Radioactivity
Determining the age of relatively recent fossils, those of plants and animals that lived tens of thousands of years ago, is not a guessing game but an exact science. By using carbon dating we can dete continue reading this fact
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