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 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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Nuclear fusion fuel: US scientists find mercury-free way to source lithium-6 from batteries
Scientists have devised an innovative approach to isolate lithium-6 from commonly available lithium-7 isotopes without using ...
Federal cuts impact plans to grow Texas grid; advanced energy options face delays
A push toward a "Golden Era of American Energy Dominance" could be delayed due to budget cuts and defunding efforts in the ...
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The elephant in the room for energy tech? Uncertainty.
At an energy technology conference, climate change hardly gets a mention and experts range from cautiously optimistic to ...
Interfax5h
Scientific Technical Centre for Hydrogen Energy to be established in Kazakhstan's Kurchatov with China's participation
The memorandum between the Republican State Enterprise National Nuclear Centre of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the Kazakh Energy Ministry, China Energy Overseas Investment Co., Ltd. and Shanghai ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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Delta flight landed upside down in Canada after landing gear fractured, wing snapped
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has revealed early findings on the Delta Air Lines crash-landing at Toronto ...
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Students’ Swiss science adventure
Young scientists from Newcastle enjoyed the adventure of a lifetime when they visited the famous European Organisation for ...