EnvironmentFusion power may never happen if we don't fix the lithium bottleneck Nuclear fusion power will probably require vast quantities of enriched lithium – but we aren’t making nearly enough, and ramping up production will mean using toxic mercury 51¶¯Âþ
PhysicsFirst ever 'black hole bomb' created in the lab A black hole bomb – an idea first proposed in 1969 – has now been realised in the lab as a toy model made from a rotating cylinder and magnetic coils. Studying the bomb could help us better understand real black holes. 51¶¯Âþ