A recently declassified geological survey suggests that China may have far more thorium than previously estimated, placing the country at the forefront of next-generation nuclear energy. The discovery ...

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China has found such a huge treasure that can meet its energy needs forever. A national survey of China has revealed China’s huge reserves of thorium. The South China Morning Post quoted an ...

A top-down view of an experimental thorium-based nuclear reactor from the 1960s. (Photo: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy) The sands of India are brimming with potential to fuel ...

China could be sitting on top of enough thorium to power its energy needs almost forever, a national survey has revealed. This one radioactive metal alone could revolutionise global energy ...

Gas was invented firstly to light the streets. Later homes were lit using gas brackets or pendants. The gas mantle was invented in 1880 a short time before the electric bulb. So the gas mantles ...