The University of Cambridge is playing a key role in an international project to develop a radical new type of nuclear power station that is safer, more cost-effective, more compact and much quicker and less disruptive to build than any previously constructed.
The Earl of Wessex visited Jesus College, Cambridge, marking 30 years since he joined the College as a History undergraduate by seeing how the College encourages able school pupils from all backgrounds to consider Cambridge.
By using thorium instead of uranium as fuel, nuclear power could be safer and more sustainable, according to new research.
By adopting the principles of natural selection, engineers are using survival of the fittest to breed better design solutions.
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