Nuclear fusion energy could become commercially viable by the early 2030s as scientists work to replicate the sun's power, ...

Thermonuclear reaction rates power the models that explain how stars live, explode and create the elements. A new study co-authored by NC State faculty member Richard Longland provides a comprehensive ...

While many critics of nuclear fusion have long dismissed it as science fiction fantasy, researchers have made an enormous breakthrough, bringing the promise of a virtually unlimited power source one ...

A new experiment using rare-isotope beams has provided new insight into the origin of proton-rich isotopes known as p-nuclei.

A team of scientists has made significant progress in the ongoing quest to create new, long-lasting superheavy nuclei. These double magic nuclei, characterized by a precise number of protons and ...

Nuclear astrophysics is dedicated to unravelling the complex nuclear processes that govern stellar evolution, explosive cosmic events and the synthesis of elements throughout the Universe. Central to ...

A decades-old scientific controversy and a small bench-top apparatus at the University of British Columbia (UBC) could be the key to more efficient fusion reactors by increasing the chances of a ...

The minivan-sized reactor transported by the military is one of at least three that will reach "criticality" -- when a nuclear reaction can sustain an ongoing series of reactions -- by July 4, as ...