If you say that you’re “nuking” something, pretty much everyone will know that you mean you’re heating something in the microwave. It’s technically incorrect, of course, as the magnetron inside the ...

Military personnel enter active duty knowing there are risks involved. One risk that affects a small proportion of veterans is illness caused by radiation exposure during service. Most veterans don’t ...

Radiation can be defined as energy traveling through space. There are two types of radiation, ionizing and non-ionizing, which are differentiated by how they interact with matter. Non-ionizing ...

The Laser Safety Program provides information on laser hazards and laser-related policies, procedures and recommendations for the safe use of lasers. Most of this information is based on the American ...

Ultraviolet light is utilized in clinical settings to damage the nucleic acid of microorganisms which keeps the organism from reproducing. These properties make UV ideal for sterilization and other ...

In a world increasingly reliant on technology, a pressing question arises: can our dependence on gadgets, particularly mobile phones, be affecting our health in unexpected ways? A growing body of ...