2024

Concept of the automated system for remote dissolution of the irradiated bismuth target and astatine recovery in nitric acid media.

Automation of Nuclear Chemistry Processes Leads to More Efficient Production of Astatine for Cancer Therapy

Researchers developed a remotely controlled device for the safe and efficient purification of astatine using liquid phase chemistry.

This electron microscope image shows spherical bismuth powder. Each particle in the photo is about the diameter of a human hair (approximately 60 micrometers).

Spherical Powders Enable New Applications for Metals

Free-flowing metal powders offer improvements for additive manufacturing, isotope production target fabrication, and more.

Abstract representation of subcooled flow boiling modeled on experimental data collected for the Los Alamos National Laboratory Isotope Production Facility.

Deep Learning Model Overcomes the Challenge of Real-World Measurements of Isotope Production Target Cooling Systems

Researchers develop a framework to predict subcooled flow boiling and critical heat flux.

Student working in the Texas A&M University lab processing astatine-211.

New Understanding of Astatine’s Chemical Properties Will Aid Targeted Alpha Therapy for Cancer

Researchers gain new insights into how the isotope astatine-211 interacts with resins commonly used to purify the isotope for therapeutic use.

Illustration of the structure of the radium compound characterized in this research. Single crystal X-ray diffraction provided detailed information on the bonding of radium in an organic molecule for the first time.

A First Look Inside Radium’s Solid-State Chemistry

Researchers used single crystal X-ray diffraction to learn about the structure and bonding of a highly radioactive radium compound.

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