Nuclear fusion power will probably require vast quantities of enriched lithium – but we aren’t making nearly enough, and ...

Is there a cleaner and more environmentally friendly way for scientists to create lithium-6, which is a primary component in creating nuclear fusion fuel? This is what a recent study published in Chem ...

Limitless power from nuclear fusion may be a step closer following the accidental discovery of a new process to supply the isotope lithium-6, which is vital to providing fuel for a sustainable ...

Lithium-6 is essential for producing nuclear fusion fuel, but isolating it from the much more common isotope, lithium-7, usually requires liquid mercury, which is extremely toxic. Now, researchers ...

called lithium 6. But the traditional process for sourcing lithium 6 involves using the toxic metal mercury and causes major environmental damage. It has been banned in the U.S. since 1963.

The rays are known to contain large quantities of the element’s two stable isotopes: lithium-6 and lithium-7. Some researchers have suggested that a portion of the lithium-7 could be the missing ...

In the wild, there are two stable isotopes: lithium-6, which has three protons, three neutrons, and three electrons; and lithium-7, which has an additional neutron. Each isotope has its own ...