Claims of 'neutralizing' radioactivity grab headlines and have even piqued the interest of Madonna. Phil Ball explains, to her and us, whether any of it will solve our problems with nuclear waste.
Dirty job: radioactive waste is tough to deal with.
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Ball, P. Nuclear waste gets star attention. Nature (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/news060731-13
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