Category: Radiation

In a nuclear fusion reactor, the hot, charged gas known as plasma reaches out of this world temperatures at 150 million degrees Celsius, or 10 times hotter than the center…

Radio waves have been around for decades. If you have satellite television, you encounter them every day. However, the widely dispersed nature of the satellite radiation means that it has…

If cancer does develop after radiation therapy, it does not happen right away. For leukemias, most cases develop within 5 to 9 years after exposure. In contrast, other cancers often…

Where do you hide things on yourself? Read on for 11 wow-worthy stash spots and get some inspiration for updating your own around-the-home hiding place.Old Vacuum Cleaner. 1/12. ... Bottle…

The heating of the Earth by the Sun is an example of transfer of energy by radiation. The heating of a room by an open-hearth fireplace is another example. The…

Why does my phone have a Prop 65 warning? I recently bought an LG Volt. The manual gives the California proposition 65 warning "WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to…

Radiation of certain wavelengths, called ionizing radiation, has enough energy to damage DNA and cause cancer. Ionizing radiation includes radon, x-rays, gamma rays, and other forms of high-energy radiation.Radiation of…

Does radiation go through the ground? Background radiation is all around us all the time. Most of it forms naturally from minerals. These radioactive minerals are in the ground, soil,…

In September 2010 an experimental set-up created a laboratory "white hole event horizon" that the experimenters claimed was shown to radiate an optical analog to Hawking radiation. However, the results…

The early universe was so hot, that as it has expanded and cooled, the highly energetic photons from that time have had their wavelengths stretched tremendously. How hot was the…