Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a ...

Scientists have discovered a mercury-free method to isolate lithium-6, a vital ingredient in nuclear fusion fuel. The breakthrough emerged by accident during water purification research and uses a ...

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 ...

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

Researchers find a new method to isolate lithium-6 from other materials, paving the way forward in nuclear energy.