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Title: Accelerating Innovation: How Nuclear Physics Benefits Us All

Program Document ·
OSTI ID:1008006

From fighting cancer to assuring food is safe to protecting our borders, nuclear physics impacts the lives of people around the globe every day. In learning about the nucleus of the atom and the forces that govern it, scientists develop a depth of knowledge, techniques and remarkable research tools that can be used to develop a variety of often unexpected, practical applications. These applications include devices and technologies for medical diagnostics and therapy, energy production and exploration, safety and national security, and for the analysis of materials and environmental contaminants. This brochure by the Office of Nuclear Physics of the USDOE Office of Science discusses nuclear physics and ways in which its applications fuel our economic vitality, and make the world and our lives safer and healthier.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Physics
OSTI ID:
1008006
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English