India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam attained first criticality on 6 April 2026. The milestone moves the ...

Analytical results from the winter 2026 drill campaign confirm anomalous uranium in all nine (9) completed drill holes, including multiple intervals of significant uranium enrichment (>100-350 ppm U) ...

For decades, scientists have tried to build a device even more precise than an atomic clock, which keeps time using electrons, the negatively charged particles that whiz around in an atom. Now, two ...

A clock built from thorium-229 has crossed an important line, from a long-discussed concept to a working device. The shift matters because this clock does more than keep time. It can also watch for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A working thorium-229 nuclear clock now tests fundamental constants and sets new limits on ultralight dark matter. (CREDIT: Shimon ...

US-based Ampera has announced that its factory-built, scalable, supercritical nuclear energy system will be fuelled by thorium procured from Australia and produced in-house by the company, as it aims ...

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War in West Asia has, once again, exposed the fragility of India’s energy security. Nearly 90% of its crude oil is imported, and close to half originates in the Gulf. The standoff in Strait of Hormuz ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Most clocks, from wristwatches to the systems that run GPS and the internet, work by tracking regular, repeating motions. To build a clock, you need something that ticks in a ...

A Florida-based startup intends to build factory-produced nuclear systems designed to fit in shipping containers and run for 30 years without refueling. Here’s how the technology works—and where it ...