Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a ...

Nuclear fusion reactors, if and when they become practical, will need a steady supply of fuel. The source of that fuel is the ...

An atom is so small that a single drop of water contains more than a billion atoms. Although tiny, atoms are mostly empty space. The simplified model of the atom is that of a cloud of negative ...

Teeth from sharks and rays can be used to study their diet, but one of the biggest challenges in shark science is collecting ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method that can track chemical changes in molten salt in real ...

A novel porous material capable of separating deuterium (D2) from hydrogen (H2) at a temperature of 120 K has been introduced. Notably, this temperature exceeds the liquefaction point of natural gas, ...

General Fusion says its new fusion reactor will produce more power than it consumes by 2027 — a breakthrough that could ...

A facility designed to store and recover a fuel used for nuclear fusion is set to be built. United Kingdom Atomic Energy ...

LIBS plasma of molten salt aerosols is formed from a sparging salt vessel. Credit: Zechariah Kitzhaber/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of ...

Canadian startup General Fusion has been working on its unique approach to producing clean energy through nuclear fusion for ...