High-Purity Carbon-13 Dioxide: The Core Material for Isotope Labeling Technology BY Tao, Published Aug 9, 2025 High-purity carbon-13 dioxide (¹³CO₂) stands as a cornerstone in the realm of isotope labeling, a sophisticated technique that has transformed scientific research and industrial applications. This stable isotopic variant of carbon dioxide, enriched with the carbon-13 isotope, offers…
Future Innovations: How ¹³CO₂ is Advancing Precision Medicine and Nutrigenomics BY Tao, Published Aug 7, 2025 The field of medical diagnostics and personalized health is undergoing a revolution, driven by stable isotope technology. Among these advancements, carbon-13 labeled carbon dioxide (¹³CO₂) has emerged as a powerful tool in precision medicine and nutrigenomics—the…
Phosphorus Trifluoride PF3 Lewis Structure & Its Applications Phosphorus trifluoride PF3 is a versatile chemical compound primarily used as a ligand in metal complexes and as a reagent in the chemical industry. Phosphorus trifluoride PF3 also finds applications in the semiconductor industry for etching and as a dopant, as well as in the production of…
Breakthrough —— China First Lu-177 Launching medical market from Chinese Reactor BY Tao, Published Jun.26, 2025 Breakthrough China’s CNNC reports a major milestone in domestic medical isotope production, announcing that lutetium-177 (Lu-177) is now in commercial production under the isotope technology brand Hefu No 1 and was officially launching medical market on…
The IAEA has launched a new ISEMIR database specifically for workers in industrial processes involving Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM), called ISEMIR-N. Globally, there are more than 24 million workers in industries such as mining, oil and gas production, mineral sands, water treatment, metal refining and recycling, phosphate production and geothermal energy who are monitored…
Making scientific data more accessible to decision-makers, experts and the public is at the heart of the IAEA’s efforts to increase transparency and enhance international knowledge sharing. To this end, the IAEA recently launched the IAEA Data Platform, which provides centralized access to a wide range of publicly shared datasets on a single platform. Through…
A neutron imaging system at the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague reveals the world axis (a symbol connecting the material and spiritual worlds) inside a Tibetan Bon statue (Chamma). (Photo/L. Sklenka, Czech Technical University) Neutron imaging is a non-invasive technique that uses neutron sources from research reactors or accelerators to examine internal structures. “It…
James Bickford Charles Stark Draper Laboratory New and exciting missions, such as rendezvous with passing interstellar objects, or multi-target observation work at the gravitational focus of the Sun, require speeds far exceeding those of conventional rockets. Exotic solar sail approaches may be able to reach the desired distant locations, but cannot perform the required propulsive…
At a time when sustainable water resources are critical, the IAEA has unveiled an ambitious strategy to delve deeper into groundwater. The theme of the Agency’s new Coordinated Research Project (CRP), “Modelling and Isotope-Based Ageing for the Assessment of Fossil GW Resources”, focuses on strengthening the integration of environmental tracer data with numerical simulations of…
