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 Scientists have turned bricks into cameras that recognize gamma rays

NORTH CAROLINA: The brick wall now enclosed in the walls of any building can be traced to the radiation-affected state.

Scientists at North Carolina State University have developed a new technology that enhances brick litter visually. Since plutonium reacts with a variety of minerals in the form of bombardment, its historical record is kept when this radioactive substance is brought near a wall or brick.

Experts believe that the construction material acts as a 3D image and can note the effects of gamma rays. Certain types of minerals, such as quartz and feldspar, are processed by rays and electrons are imprisoned in these minerals. But when they are activated, trapped electrons come out, which can be measured on a device called a photo multiplayer. In this way the presence of any radioactive material not only in the past but also in the area can be detected.
Professor Robert Hess, associate professor of nuclear engineering, says his research could make brick-and-mortar cameras to detect the presence of radioactive material on its sides.

Although we/they have used radiation measuring dosimeters instead of bricks, research suggests that it is possible to detect the effects of radiation hidden in bricks. This time, we have estimated that the radiation axis was plutonium with a bomb-making grade (weight grade) that weighs four and a half kilograms. On the other hand, we not only detected radiation, but also identified the radioactive substance in a particular area, ”said Dr. Robert.

Building bricks contain a small amount of zircon, feldspar and other silicates. It is difficult to extract these particles from bricks, but experts have done this many times, and in this way we can easily detect gamers, radiation and radiation traces in bricks.