Studying radioactive materials is very difficult due to the potential health risks they pose to scientists. Expense is also a major barrier, with some radioisotopes costing more than $10,000 per ...
I read George B. Kauffman’s article “Celebrating the Isotope” with great interest, as I did not know most of this history (C&EN, Dec. 2, 2013, page 30). However, there are some confusing statements in ...
A newly proposed approach aids chemical studies of rare, toxic, radioactive, and precious isotopes by requiring 1,000 times less material. Studying radioactive materials is very difficult due to the ...