China has discovered a rare earth mineral that is capable of helping it achieve energy sufficiency for thousands of years ...

On our planet today, rapid decarbonization is necessary if we are to protect and safeguard the Earth’s future for generations to come. However, given that our societies rely on fossil-fuel based ...

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

China has announced the discovery of vast thorium reserves, a radioactive metal being hailed as a potential " limitless " ...

The Bayan Obo mine, located in Inner Mongolia, is believed to hold vast reserves of thorium, a promising alternative to ...

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 ...

There are several economic and technical obstacles that make the deployment of thorium challenging. Despite its abundance, the metal is currently expensive to extract. “The mineral monazite, which is ...

In 1902 Ernest Rutherford and Frederick Soddy discovered that radioactive elements, such as uranium and thorium, broke down into other elements in a predictable sequence or series. This amazing ...

An international team of researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has developed a new method for analyzing actinides. The method provides unique insights into the electronic ...