Researchers have directly visualized a rare type of chemical bond between some of the heaviest elements in the periodic table, providing experimental evidence of how these atoms share electrons in ...

Researchers at the University of Manchester in the UK have directly visualized thorium-thorium bonding, ...

By using a rare thorium nucleus as a timekeeper, physicists have demonstrated the first working nuclear clock, a device that could lead to even more precise clocks and new ways to search for dark ...

US startup Ampera has produced what it claims is the first 3D-printed nuclear reactor module. The firm says it is working towards delivering scalable, emission-free power for datacenters, defense ...

World's first thorium-229 nuclear clock shows potential for ultra-precise timekeeping and fundamental physics tests.

Explore the latest advances in thorium reactor technology, which could revolutionize nuclear power in a way similar to ...

The thorium isotope with the mass number 229 (229 Th) is highly exciting in many respects—for fundamental physics as well as for future applications, for example in the sense of a nuclear clock. An ...

Nuclear energy produces carbon-free electricity, and the United States has used nuclear energy for decades to generate baseline power. Nuclear energy, however, carries a dreaded stigma. After ...