New synthetic material traps nuclear waste

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 12:42 in Physics & Chemistry

EVANSTON, Ill., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Northwestern University scientists say they've created a material that can trap the radioactive ion cesium while ignoring harmless ions such as sodium.

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