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The long, slow decay of carbon-14 allows archaeologists to accurately date the relics of history back to 60,000 years.And while the carbon dating technique is well known and understood (the ratio of carbon-14 to other carbon isotopes is measured to determine the age of objects containing the remnants of any living thing), the reason for carbon-14's slow decay has not been understood. Why, exactly, does carbon-14 have a half-life of nearly 6,000 years while other light atomic nuclei have...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- International Isotopes Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: INIS) announces financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2011. The Company will also be hosting shareholder conference call to discuss quarterly financials, provide an update on their general business status, and discuss its ongoing plans for the depleted uranium de-conversion project. What: International Isotopes Inc. First Quarter 2011 Financial Results Conference Call When:...

Last fall, EARTH caught up with geochemistry grad student Jeremy Jacquot as he was about to embark on the first U.S.-led GEOTRACES cruise across the Atlantic, where he and 32 researchers were hoping to measure and track concentrations of various trace elements and isotopes. This month, in "Tracking Trace Elements and Isotopes in the Oceans," we follow up with Jacquot as he details the highs, lows and initial findings from the cruise, which was unfortunately cut short due to a ship...

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. announced today that a new audio interview with Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation (OTCBB: ADMD), a company engaged in the production and distribution of medical isotopes, is now available. The interview can be heard at http://smallcapvoice.com/blog/4-1-11-audio-interview-with-advanced-medical-isotope-corp-otcbb-admd SmallCapVoice.com is a recognized corporate investor relations firm, with clients nationwide, known for...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- International Isotopes Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: INIS) announces the financial results for fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. Results of Operations The Company reported total revenue of slightly over $6.1 million for 2010, about 1% less than the previous year. The net loss reported for 2010 increased by approximately 49% driven by the Company's increased expenses related to the engineering consulting, and licensing activities for the...

Isotope found in rainwaterA researcher at Case Western Reserve University has detected tiny amounts of Iodine 131 from Japan in rainwater collected from the roof of a campus building.Gerald Matisoff, professor of geology, said the presence of the isotope presents no danger to human health. He estimated the level of radiation is about one-tenth that of natural background radiation."In theory, the Iodine 131 could have come from any radioactive waste processing facility," Matisoff...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- International Isotopes Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: INIS), issued a statement on March 17 emphasizing that the recent problems at Japan's nuclear power plants, as a result of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, have not changed the Company's plans to build the first commercial, environmentally friendly, depleted uranium de-conversion facility in the United States. The Company would like to reiterate that the recent termination of its plans...

Our colleagues in Japan are on the ground measuring Gamma Radation using the like of Berkeley Nucleonics PRDs and Isotope Identifiers. We are please to report that the background levels are still normal as of March 23, 2011 8:00AM PST. San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) March 25, 2011 Our colleagues in Japan are on the ground measuring Gamma Radation using the like of Berkeley Nucleonics PRDs and Isotope Identifiers. We are please to report that the background levels are still normal as of March...

Earlier this month at the Waste Management 2011 conference in Phoenix, AZ, Berkeley Nucleonics introduced a new, faster operating system that allows real-time characterization of large plots of land for nuclear remediation with sub-meter GPS resolution. San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) March 18, 2011 Earlier this month at the Waste Management 2011 conference in Phoenix, AZ, Berkeley Nucleonics introduced a new, faster operating system that allows real-time characterization of large plots of land...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- International Isotopes Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: INIS), a leading manufacturer of nuclear medicine products, announces it has terminated its planned underwritten public offering of common stock which was previously announced February 25, and will withdraw the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-167566) and related prospectus supplement filed on February 25, 2011. The proposed offering was intended to raise proceeds of between...