Gold

Marathon Fusion has unveiled a breakthrough technology that uses nuclear fusion to turn mercury into gold.

Unlike past efforts, their method is practical, scalable, and economically attractive.

In fusion reactions using deuterium and tritium, high-energy neutrons are needed to create more tritium and keep the process going. Marathon Fusion’s method uses those same neutrons in a new way, by hitting mercury-198, they create mercury-197, which naturally turns into gold after a few days.

With this method, a single fusion power plant could produce up to 5,000 kilograms of gold each year for every gigawatt of electricity it generates, without affecting the plant’s energy production or fuel supply.

“This marks the beginning of a new Golden Age. Not only for the production of critical minerals, but also for energy, prosperity, and scientific discovery.”

source Marathon Fusion