radioactivity
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The discoveries of penicillin, radioactivity and weird stars called pulsars all came from odd results that could easily have been dismissed.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Her work expanded beyond stories connected to Iran, including "Radioactive", a 2019 biopic about pioneering radioactivity researcher and Nobel-prize winner Marie Curie, starring Rosamund Pike.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
At-211's short half-life also means it quickly loses its radioactivity, making it less toxic than longer-lived radiopharmaceuticals.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
The Burevestnik’s radioactivity could make it easy to detect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
Their counter clicked; there were emissions just above the background level of radioactivity, but that was enough.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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