Scientists use light-emitting crystals and solar panels to turn the latent energy in nuclear waste into microbatteries.

A commercial nuclear battery from City Labs. A Betavoltaic cell is a device that uses a radioactive source of beta particles and a semiconductor p-n junction to generate electricity. Tritium ...

Seeking to repurpose this waste, a research team from Ohio State University used high-density materials that emit light when absorbing radiation called scintillator crystals combined with solar cells ...

In eukaryotic cells, the membrane that surrounds the nucleus — commonly called the nuclear envelope — partitions this DNA from the cell's protein synthesis machinery, which is located in the ...

Mitosis is a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells that occurs when a parent cell divides to produce two identical daughter cells. During cell division, mitosis refers specifically to ...

Ohio State University researchers develop a battery that converts nuclear waste into electricity using scintillator crystals ...

The team tested the battery prototype with cesium-137 and cobalt-60, common radioactive byproducts of nuclear reactors. Using ...

Nuclear power comes with almost zero greenhouse gas emissions, but has its own issues in the form of radioactive waste.

A breakthrough new therapy has enabled mice to survive exposure to acute radiation, according to a new study that may lead to safer cancer treatment and save lives in the event of a nuclear war.

Reports suggest the justices are favoring Texas, though a ruling in the state’s favor could counter its recent efforts at ...

Legislation on nuclear energy, school phone policies ... A high school teacher-turned-lawmaker’s bill to require school districts to adopt policies on students’ cell phone use cleared the House ...

Nuclear power plants generate 18% of electricity ... absorbing radiation called scintillator crystals combined with solar cells to convert gamma radiation into electricity.