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Ep 46: Giovanni Porcellana, CERN
Episode 46

Ep 46: Giovanni Porcellana, CERN

Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy · Titans of Nuclear

July 26, 201848m 11s

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Show Notes

In this episode, we discuss...

  • Giovanni's fascination with clean energy and his experiment on neutronics.

  • Instrumentation and the uniqueness of sodium reactors.

  • The role of particle accelerators in cancer treatments.

  • Gaseous hydrogen and ionization.

  • Developing technology and the impact of its commercialization.

  • How the World Wide Web was originally developed to aid scientists.

  • The MEDICIS Project and its potential contributions to the field of medicine.

  • Deficits of current isotopes.

  • The relationship between medical imaging and high energy physics.

  • How an accelerator can impact radio isotope production.

  • Dating art and understanding cultural heritage through the use of particle accelerators.