The Geiger-Muller (GM) tube allows a user to measure different types of radiation, including alpha, beta, x, and gamma particles. A GM tube consists of one anode and one cathode enclosed in a ...

An affordable Geiger counter has been launched via Kickstarter this month in the form of the Better Geiger Radiation Detector. Allowing you to own your very own Geiger counter featuring a rugged ...

The project is an analog Geiger counter that is capable of detecting and measuring the three forms of radiation including alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. The project is an analog Geiger counter that ...

That problem inspired five design students at UmeÁ¥ Institute of Design in Sweden to model a radiation scanner for kitchen countertops. It isn’t functional yet, but the concept explores how a device ...

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts, hobbyists and makers searching for inspiration for a new project to keep them busy, may be interested in this awesome new Raspberry Pi Geiger counter created by Hackster.io ...

The issue of nuclear radiation has resurfaced in the minds of many people today. The news we hear in the media encourages us to undertake extra checks in the areas where we live. The latest breaking ...

One of the most haunting moments in the 2019 hit series, Chernobyl, features liquidators shoveling graphite from the roof of reactor No. 4 at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the site of the worst ...

You’re probably not going to hang out around Chernobyl any time soon. Still, knowing the conditions there can both satisfy your curiosity and provide scientific ...

You don't have to be part of the tinfoil hat set to be concerned about radiation in the wind from Japan blowing to the West Coast. What's happening is frightening, but so far, experts are saying that ...

Click to open image viewer. Original BS-1 Geiger counter representative of the earliest UV and X-ray counters flown in sounding rockets by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). It is a commercially ...