IAEA is sending equipment to detect COVID-19 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is dispatching a first batch of equipment to more than 40 countries to enable them to use a nuclear-derived technique to rapidly detect the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Dozens of laboratories in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean will receive…
Steps forward for the ENEA Research Project The Italian government agency ENEA (the National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) has begun the detailed planning for a fusion divertor tokamak test (DTT) reactor. The project to build a research centre near Rome will cost approximately €500m, putting Italy at the forefront of…
Enhancing Food Quality Using Irradiation How to prevent food contamination and waste? Irradiation is a safe and reliable solution, improving food preservation, as well as agricultural technologies and methods. The technology can be used to destroy microbes that cause food poisoning, or to help keep food fresher for longer because it reduces the numbers of…