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Nuclear fusion fuel without 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 ...
New Scientist5h
Nuclear fusion fuel could be made greener with new chemical process
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 ...
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Producing nuclear fusion fuel is banned in the US for being too toxic: Researchers find an alternative
Lithium-6 is essential for producing nuclear fusion fuel, but isolating it from the much more common isotope, lithium-7, ...
Researchers in Texas Figure Out a Non-Toxic Method of Making Fuel for Nuclear Fusion
Enriched Lithium is a critical ingredient in fusion reactors. Making it is a toxic nightmare, but scientists may have found a ...
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Nuclear fusion fuel: US scientists find mercury-free way to source lithium-6 from batteries
Lithium isotopes, lithium-6, and lithium-7, can both be used for breed tritium, but the reaction with lithium-6 is much more ...
Live Science4h
Futuristic, 'alien-like' nuclear fusion rockets developed in total secret could revolutionize space travel — if they actually work
U.K. start-up Pulsar Fusion has unveiled plans to build a fleet of reusable nuclear fusion-powered rockets, known as Sunbirds ...
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US-built fusion reactor structure completes 60-foot-tall magnet ‘exoskeleton’ for ITER
Described as an exoskeleton, or a cage, the support structure surrounds the central solenoid, which is a 60-foot-tall ...