Researchers in the US have developed microelectronic sensors that are capable of surviving temperatures as high as 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit and intense radiation levels inside advanced nuclear ...

An innovative algorithm for detecting collisions of high-speed particles within nuclear fusion reactors has been developed, inspired by technologies used to determine whether bullets hit targets in ...

Preliminary testing has taken place of an ultrasound system which is designed to provide an additional picture of the BN-800 fast neutron reactor core at Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant. Beloyarsk unit ...

The interiors of fusion reactors can get seriously chaotic. But for obvious reasons—like extreme temperatures and pressures—researchers aren’t typically able to peek directly inside a reactor. Some ...

A new theory suggests fusion reactors could help scientists search for axions, mysterious particles that may explain dark ...