Marathon Fusion Claims It Can Turn Mercury Into Gold While Creating Clean Energy
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Marathon Fusion claims to have simulated the conversion of mercury into gold while producing clean energy, sparking debate about the validity and implications of their research.
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WantonQuantum
4 months ago
1 replyThe actual paper on arxiv.org (https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.13461) says that they _predict_ the ability to create gold from mercury using _simulations_.
awalsh128
4 months ago
Thank you. This is usually the first thing I look for when I see headlines. The actual research or how long it would take to manufacture at scale.
gnabgib
4 months ago
Discussed recently (65 points, 2 months ago, 101 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44610491
airbreather
4 months ago
If this eventuates, then maybe bitcoin is more useful, the scarcity and distributed nature of findable gold are a key aspect of it's utility/value.
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