Want to visualize radioactive particles? You don’t need a boatload of lab equipment. Just a cloud chamber. And [Curious Scientist] is showing off an improved miniature cloud chamber that is easy to ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Wilson's cloud chamber, replica of ...

Want to visualize radioactive particles? You don’t need a boatload of lab equipment. Just a cloud chamber. And [Curious ...

FOR various investigations, such as for large range radiation or when ionisation occurs infrequently, it is an advantage to use high pressure in a Wilson cloud chamber 1. We have developed a Wilson ...

DURING recent years, increasing interest has been shown in the accurate determination of the mass of mesons, which have been supposed to constitute the penetrating component of cosmic rays. The most ...

For amateur atom fans, a group of scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory offered last week a “continuous cloud chamber.” Based on a ten-year-old but neglected idea, it is simple enough, say the ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

All around you, and on every surface of the earth, there is radiation pummeling the atoms that make up the matter that we can see and feel. Even as you read this sentence, you are being bombarded by ...