Forgive my uneducated arse but is this a problem that cold fusion could solve? Like, could we theoretically create stable isotopes to use in significant enough quantities by fusing atomic nuclei and chucking in or subtracting some electrons from the mix?
Forgive my uneducated arse but is this a problem that cold fusion could solve? Like, could we theoretically create stable isotopes to use in significant enough quantities by fusing atomic nuclei and chucking in or subtracting some electrons from the mix?
No. A lack of stellar pathways to create lithium means that there isn’t a fusion chain that includes it. Recent evidence points to it being produced by particle bombardment in classical novae though, which we could in theory reproduce in particle accelerators. It would be ridiculously expensive though.