Physicists have discovered a surprising new “Island of Inversion” in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number ...

Early-career physicist Natasha Khan talks about her route to becoming a nuclear safety engineer – a journey that includes job rejections, the charity sector and nuclear awards ...

A consultancy firm with expertise in radiation safety can help companies developing a new generation of commercial fusion reactors to navigate the regulatory framework ...

Created when two lighter atoms combine to form a heavier one, fusion energy can release virtually limitless amounts of pollution-free energy, making it a potential key step in div ...

Madison’s nuclear reactor and fusion labs after announcing a state partnership to study Wisconsin’s nuclear energy ...

China is building a megawatt-scale accelerator-driven nuclear reactor prototype in Huizhou that is expected to start operating in 2027.

Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have demonstrated a new kind of vacuum ultraviolet laser that is 100 to 1,000 times more efficient than existing technologies of its kind. The ...

A thought experiment explores dozens of bizarre ways physics could theoretically cook a chicken using extreme energy sources.

The magnum opus of particle physics is far from complete, requiring physicists to devise many alternatives—some weirder than ...

In Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, he announced a nuclear study led by University of Wisconsin-Madison ...

A multimillion-dollar government project is betting that particle accelerators can "burn" through the world's most dangerous ...

The global race for commercial nuclear fusion is accelerating, with the United States and China pulling ahead through major ...