Fusion energy stands as a beacon of hope in a world beset by rising energy demands, extreme weather and energy security ...

Researchers have found an environmentally safer way to extract the lithium 6 needed to create fuel for nuclear fusion reactors. The new approach doesn’t require toxic mercury, as conventional methods ...

Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a way to do this without using toxic mercury ...

Nuclear fusion reactors, if and when they become practical, will need a steady supply of fuel. The source of that fuel is the uncommon lithium isotope lithium-6. And the established process to ...

Their discovery could provide a safer and scalable alternative to the outdated and toxic COLEX process, moving fusion energy a step ... more likely to break that bond,” explained co-author ...