The scientists heated a mixture of sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate to 662°F until it became liquid, then used argon gas to pass two hydrogen isotopes through the molten salt.

Researchers at the US Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have demonstrated a new method to track chemical changes in molten salt in real time. The details, recently published in the Journal of the ...

Their findings confirm what was suspected for a long time: the early moon was once entirely engulfed in a molten “magma ocean.” This global sea of liquid rock, which likely lasted for tens to ...

Using a new process, a team has developed a new way of processing fuel efficiently for cutting-edge molten salt reactors. One of the big pushes in the effort to spark a 21st century renaissance in ...

MANILA, Philippines — There’s only one Filipino referee classified in FIBA’s elite level and for Glenn Cornelio, his dream is to someday make it to the World Cup. Cornelio, 44, worked the ...

Joining other efforts to decarbonize the steel-production process such as those using hydrogen to refine iron ore, Boston Metal has pioneered a process known as molten oxide electrolysis (MOE).

If you’ve never heard of molten salt reactors before, prepare to have your mind blown. These cutting-edge pieces of technology might well be the answer to freeing our species from its addiction ...

Taking inspiration from ancient techniques, researchers have forged relatively large sheets of metal that are just atoms thick, enabling them to more readily study the weird properties of these ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors ...

The Canadian senior men’s national basketball team dropped their first game of the current FIBA AmeriCup qualifying window 74-65 to the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo on Friday. Canada ...