A multibillion-dollar project is set to be constructed in China, the country's latest move in a push for nuclear energy.

Many scientists say “subcritical” experiments and computer simulations make nuclear weapons testing unnecessary.

Studies that explore how the denser sections of atoms, known as atomic nuclei, interact with neutrons (i.e., particles with ...

Scientists have developed a prototype nuclear battery using radiocarbon that could power small devices for decades without ...

Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries typically last hours or days between charging. However, with repeated use, ...

After a year of fastidious planning, a microscopic sample of the ultra-rare radioactive element berkelium arrived at a ...

The atomic energy of betavoltaic batteries can power a variety of devices, from aerospace and robots to your future ...

Researchers have found an environmentally safer way to extract the lithium 6 needed to create fuel for nuclear fusion ...

Two LED lamps installed in the solar chamber simulated solar radiation, allowing solar photodecomposition to occur under controlled conditions. The BTEX solutions were prepared and diluted in ...

Nuclear fission – the physical process by which very large atoms like uranium split into pairs of smaller atoms – is what makes nuclear bombs and nuclear power plants possible. But for many years, ...

At CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research in Geneva, an international research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has conducted especially precise measurements of atmospheric ...

If Andrea Ghez had listened to her critics, one of the galaxy’s greatest mysteries might yet remain unsolved. The UCLA ...