http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The Environmental Restoration Project at Sandia National Laboratories reports the successful construction of an alternative evapotranspirative cover at the Mixed Waste Landfill (MWL) in September. The 2.6-acre site is located in Technical Area 3 in the west-central part of Kirtland Air Force Base. http://www.physorg.com/news176464927.html Space & Earth Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:30:02 EST news176464927 The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGARF) and the University of Puerto Rico have granted an international, non-exclusive license for a portfolio of glow-in-the-dark pigments that can be designed to emit light in any color of the visible spectrum for nearly a day. Performance Indicator, LLC, of Lowell, Mass., acquired the license. http://www.physorg.com/news169751346.html Physics Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:09:55 EST news169751346 A Canadian reactor that produced one-third of the world's supply of medical isotopes before it closed in May for repairs will remain offline at least until early 2010, nuclear authorities said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news169384753.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:30:01 EST news169384753 By midsummer it will be announced where Sweden's spent nuclear fuel will be permanently stored. Ahead of the decision a debate is underway regarding how safe the method for final storage is, primarily in terms of the three barriers that are intended to keep radioactive material from leaking into the surrounding groundwater. http://www.physorg.com/news159686355.html Chemistry Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:19:52 EST news159686355 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Washington state are reporting the surprise discovery of the oldest known sample of reactor-produced bomb-grade plutonium, a historic relic from the infancy of America`s nuclear weapons program. Their research, which also represents the first demonstration of how radioactive sodium can be used as a tool in nuclear forensics, appears in the current issue of ACS` Analytical Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news154894289.html Chemistry Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:11:52 EST news154894289 Thanks to ESA and UK technology transfer support, a British company has developed a device based on the gamma-ray detection equipment used in ESA`s Integral astronomy satellite to detect and identify the radioactive material mixed with conventional explosives in ‘dirty bombs`. http://www.physorg.com/news144597130.html Technology Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:52:10 EST news144597130