UCLA physicists have developed a new thin film that uses far less of the rare thorium-229 while also being significantly less ...

Thorium, an abundant and safer alternative to uranium, could soon become a vital resource in the quest to meet energy needs.

A rare earth element called thorium has been discovered in large quantities in China's Bayan Obo mining complex in the Inner ...

A recently declassified geological survey suggests that China may have far more thorium than previously estimated, placing ...

A world-shaking, first-of-its-kind discovery in China. Endless thorium supply in China can help make unlimited nuclear power ...

As the world searches for energy alternatives to fossil fuels, the answer may have been in front of us the whole time.

Special thanks to Chuankun Zhang, Tian Ooi, Jacob S. Higgins, and Jack F. Doyle from Prof. Jun Ye's lab at JILA/NIST/University of Colorado, as well as Prof. Victor Flambaum from UNS ...

Hydrogen from geological formations makes up about 10% of the flammable gases that form the Yanartaş flames near Cirali, ...

Thorium is a relatively abundant, slightly radioactive element which is commonly produced as a byproduct of mining rare-earth metals. On its own, thorium isn't fissile, which means it doesn't ...

Australia-based radiopharmaceutical company Telix Pharmaceuticals has created a new radionuclide generator that could ...

China could be sitting on top of enough thorium to power its energy needs almost forever, a national survey has revealed. This one radioactive metal alone could revolutionise global energy ...

You can get in touch with John by emailing [email protected] Chinese media has reported that the country's geologists had uncovered vast deposits of thorium in the autonomous region of Inner ...