Nuclear isomers were discovered 100 years ago, and physicists are still unraveling their mysteries - Canadian Manufacturing

Isomers have important applications in medicine and are used in tens of millions of diagnostic procedures annually.

On the hunt for radioactive isotopes In the early 1900s, scientists were on the hunt for new radioactive elements. An element is considered radioactive if it spontaneously releases particles in a pr… [+5596 chars]

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