Scientists are split on the significance of the Thunderbird reactor, the first verified case of electrochemically enhanced ...

Called Thunderbird, the pint-sized nuclear reactor is supported by relatively simple electrochemical concepts.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown that a small bench-top reactor can enhance nuclear fusion rates ...

A new benchtop reactor enhances deuterium fusion rates by 15%, providing a reproducible method for fusion research.

Using a small bench-top reactor, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have demonstrated that ...

China’s ambitious plan to dramatically pull back from fossil fuels is perhaps most evident in the explosive growth of its nuclear energy program. The latest news suggests China may be tantalizingly ...

A 1989 experiment offered the promise of nuclear fusion without the need for high temperatures, but this "cold fusion" was ...

A scientific scandal from the 1980s involving cold fusion may lead to more efficient fusion reactors, thanks to a team at the University of British Columbia.

The DIII-D National Fusion Facility has defied conventional wisdom with a new plasma shape that could revolutionize fusion ...

As for whether the CFR program truly runs incident free on not remains to be seen. But the rest of the world is looking at China to how it performs.

It will also aim to design new graphite materials that are made to withstand extreme conditions in nuclear reactors; it includes studying them to find out how the lifespan can be improved.