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irradiation

[ih-rey-dee-ey-shuhn] / ɪˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃən /




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Studies have shown that NMs can form spontaneously through the weathering of natural minerals in charged water microdroplets or under UV irradiation.

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 2026

He even visited a nuclear research facility in India to learn more about the irradiation process.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

In south India, there is exactly one irradiation center, in Bengaluru, creating a bottleneck every spring.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

"Simple, visible light irradiation holds the potential to transform the chemical recycling of plastics, using the additives already found in many commercial products," say the paper's authors, Sewon Oh, Hanning Jiang and Erin Stache.

From Science Daily Nov. 25, 2024

First direct irradiation of a patient, November 20, 1939.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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