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

For decades, atomic clocks have been the pinnacle of precision timekeeping, enabling GPS navigation, cutting-edge physics ...

A thorium-doped calcium fluoride crystal's temperature is continually monitored while a VUV frequency comb is used to directly resolve individual quantum states of the nuclear transition.

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

Scientists estimate that the Bayan Obo mining complex, if fully utilised, could yield 1 million tonnes of thorium—enough to sustain China’s energy needs for an astonishing 60,000 years ...

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 ...

Imagine a world where your electricity bill is as extinct as the dodo. A utopia where plugging in your devices doesn't induce ...

Experts believe this discovery could reduce the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and revolutionise global energy production ...

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

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 ...

For decades, atomic clocks have been the pinnacle of precision timekeeping, enabling GPS navigation, cutting-edge physics research, and tests of ...