Neutron activation techniques have emerged as a pivotal tool in the production of medical radioisotopes and the enhancement of imaging technologies. By exposing target materials to neutrons, it is ...

Neutron detection remains at the forefront of experimental physics and engineering, with technologies continually evolving to address both scientific inquiry and practical safety applications. Recent ...

Matin Durrani visits the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the US to find out how neutrons are being used to create a unique microscope that can see inside objects that other particles ...

Scientists have created the first neutron 'Airy beam,' which has unusual capabilities that ordinary neutron beams do not. The achievement could enhance neutron-based techniques for investigating the ...

This breakthrough is the result of joint work by INRS research associates Sylvain Fourmaux and Simon Vallières and the IPL team. Their partnership exploits Canada's most powerful laser—located at INRS ...

Quebec researchers recently set a world record by generating the largest neutron flux ever obtained with a laser, a feat that ...

In a physics first, a team including scientists from UB and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a way to make beams of neutrons travel in curves. These Airy beams ...