Lithium is emerging as a linchpin of the energy transition, including its use in EVs, energy storage and advanced nuclear technology. Credit: Peter Hermes Furian via Shutterstock. Often linked to ...

A major roadblock to nuclear fusion energy may soon be overcome, thanks to a newly developed method for isolating lithium-6, a key ingredient in fusion fuel. Researchers have discovered a mercury-free ...

A cleaner, mercury-free process to isolate lithium-6, a key fusion fuel ingredient, was discovered by accident using a water-filtering material. It could replace a decades-old toxic method and bring ...

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 ...

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Oak Ridge workers remove mercury and mercury-contaminated solids from process pipes in the column exchange, or COLEX, equipment at the Alpha-4 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex. Image by ...