# Marathon Fusion claims it can turn mercury into gold with fusion reactions; AI enabling fusion systems improvement

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Podcast: [Fusion News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831)
Published: 2025-08-20T05:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fusionindustry/episodes/Marathon-Fusion-claims-it-can-turn-mercury-into-gold-with-fusion-reactions-AI-enabling-fusion-systems-improvement-e370n4e
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## Resource

August 20, 2025 Jeff Peachman, PhD student at the University of Washington, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. Marathon Fusion claims it can turn mercury into gold while creating clean energy https://phys.org/news/2025-07-marathon-fusion-mercury-gold-energy.html 2. Finding the shadows in a fusion system faster with AI https://phys.org/news/2025-08-shadows-fusion-faster-ai.html Bonus: https://news.arizona.edu/news/u-industry-partners-poised-advance-fusion-innovation https://www.neimagazine.com/news/boron-powder-boosts-fusion-plasma-control/?cf-view Watch the episode on the FIA's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/ET5jhBMxnBE

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