Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Our Universe is old: 13.8 billion years old, to be precise. Many of the ...

Stable isotopes are alternative forms of elements with different molecular weights that are found naturally and do not decay radioactively. Stable isotope analysis of elements such as carbon, nitrogen ...

Radioactive decay is a fundamental process in nature by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation. Studying nuclear decay modes is crucial for understanding properties of atomic ...

This publication is a result of the Coordinated Research Project (CRP) F32008 "Global Monitoring of Nitrogen Isotopes in Atmospheric Waters" implemented by the IAEA’s Isotope Hydrology Section in 2018 ...

Proceedings of a symposium jointly organized by the IAEA and FAO, Vienna, 1–5 October 1990. The objective of the symposium was to evaluate progress in the use of stable isotopes to examine various ...

The U.S. Department of Energy is investing an additional $527 million into a cutting-edge isotopes research facility at Michigan State University, where scientific breakthroughs are coming ever more ...

The CERN-MEDICIS facility in Geneva, Switzerland has produced radioisotopes for medical research for the first time. This is the first step in the MEDICIS facility’s plans to make a large number of ...