In the four decades since the first controlled nuclear chain reaction made them available in abundance, neutrons have had a revolutionary impact on much of science and technology. Best known, perhaps, are the neutron's roles in energy production and nuclear medicine. However, this particle has made, and is making, enormous contributions in dozens of other areas of science and technology.
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