Building upon recent findings showing the promise of coating the inner surface of the vessel containing a fusion plasma in liquid lithium, researchers have determined the maximum density of uncharged ...

Lithium batteries sit at the heart of electric cars, smartphones, grid storage and even military hardware, yet the way they ...

Lithium is considered a key ingredient in the future commercial fusion power plants known as tokamaks, and there are several ways to use this metal to enhance the process. But a key question remained: ...

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 fusion ...

Lithium. While it’s not quite “the Spice” of Dune, the silvery, reactive metal is an extraordinarily valuable means for ...

Nuclear fusion has the potential to deliver nearly limitless power – but before it can even get started, the world must build a massive supply of enriched lithium fuel from scratch. “One of the ...

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKEA) has awarded a total of £19 million (US$24 million) in two funding announcements for lithium and other technologies to advance fusion energy development. In the ...

Liquid lithium has emerged as a promising material in the development of fusion reactor technologies owing to its unique physicochemical properties. Its low atomic number, excellent heat transfer ...

SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lithium is a key component of rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicle manufacturing, as well as larger-scale battery storage and other electronics that are ...

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 plasma. Past experiments studied solid lithium ...

Wesley Chang is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Drexel University. Rechargeable batteries are great for storing energy and powering electronics from smartphones to ...