Tomography

A Cosmic View of Soviet Estonia’s Nuclear Legacy

October 21, 2024
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The two reactors once used to train the Soviet Union’s elite nuclear submariners on the Estonian coast are going to stick around a lot longer than the October revolution.And to make sure they’re safe, Estonia’s government—which after years of independence, likes to think of itself as forward-looking—turned to the latest…

17 Jan 24

Micro-Supercolliders Scale Out for 3D Chip Scanning

Computer & Information Technology

Until recently, there were only two operational U.S. particle accelerators capable of electron beams with energies of 10 billion electron-volts or more, machines that are both roughly 3 kilometers long. Now, in a new study, researchers have unveiled one just 10 centimeters long. The powerful compact particle accelerators that could…

19 Dec 23

Smart Lasers For Bone Surgery

Computer & Information Technology

Lasers have been used in medical and surgical procedures for about half a century or so, but scientists are still at working making them safer, faster, and more accurate. Recently, researchers in Switzerland and their collaborators in New York and Dubai, have developed a prototype bone surgery laser system that…

17 Apr 23

Tomography Could Make Airport Security Seamless

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Frequent fliers will hope Mitsubishi Electric’s development of 300-gigahertz tomographic technology makes good on its promise to usher in walk-through security gates at airports and other locations. If the company’s current prototype development successfully overcomes the challenges of cost and speed, then you can expect to see the end of…

A Cosmic View of Soviet Estonia’s Nuclear Legacy

Micro-Supercolliders Scale Out for 3D Chip Scanning

Smart Lasers For Bone Surgery

Tomography Could Make Airport Security Seamless

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