Emerging research suggests it may be easier to use fusion as a power source if liquid lithium is applied to the internal walls of the device housing the fusion plasma. Plasma, the fourth state of ...

The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century ...

In a move towards a cleaner and sustainable energy future, recent research has shown that utilizing fusion as a viable power source could be facilitated by applying liquid lithium to the internal ...

A particle accelerator in Oxfordshire is to rip up atoms to generate a crucial element for nuclear fusion, under plans ...

The UK Atomic Energy Authority's LIBRTI programme has announced a series of significant steps to advance fusion energy ...

UKAEA to invest £200m in its Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation (LIBRTI) programme to advance the development of fusion fuel ...

Lithium, whose silvery-white colour tarnishes on oxidation when exposed to air, is the most electropositive metal (−3.04 V versus a standard hydrogen electode), the lightest (M = 6.94 g mol −1 ...

UKAEA's Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation (LIBRTI) programme announces significant steps to fast-track fusion fuel ...

The UK Atomic Energy Authority has announced more funding for the British fusion industry. Its Lithium Breeding Tritium ...

Lancaster University has been awarded £713,000 in a collaboration to develop breeder materials for fusion energy.

There are no CO 2 or other harmful atmospheric emissions from the fusion process, which means that fusion does not contribute to greenhouse gas emissions or global warming. Its two sources of fuel, ...