Named after a Scottish town, strontium can be highly radioactive & glow-in-the-dark, but also used in toothpaste, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT, in ep 78 of Elemental.

Named after a Scottish town, strontium can be highly radioactive &amp; glow-in-the-dark, but also used in toothpaste, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT, in ep 78 of Elemental.

Strontium - from sensitive teeth toothpaste to nuclear fission

Dr Claire Concannon follows scientists into the bush, over rivers, back to their labs and many places in-between to cover the most fascinating research being done in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Strontium - from sensitive teeth toothpaste to nuclear fission

Strontium - from sensitive teeth toothpaste to nuclear fission