Daily archives: February 21, 2005


It came from outer space

Muons, charged particles formed when cosmic rays hit the atmosphere, could be used in various imaging technologies.

Christopher Morris, a member of the Los Alamos team explained that each scan lasts between 30 and 60 seconds, and the detectors can spot a four by four by four inch cube of uranium in a metal container full of sheep.

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