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Tiny quantum electronic vortexes can circulate in superconductors
Jun 02, 2023 (SPX)
Egor Babaev, professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, says the study revises the prevailing understanding of how electronic flow can occur i...
Foundations of stellar physics and nuclear fusion investigated
Jun 01, 2023 (SPX)
Matter in the interior of giant planets and some relatively cool stars is highly compressed by the weight of the layers above. The extreme pressures generated a...
Metal fuel for carbon-free energy on Earth and the Moon
Jun 01, 2023 (ESA)
In a series of parabolic flights and on sounding rockets launched from Sweden, a team from Professor Jeffrey Bergthorson at McGill University in Canada and Eind...
DOE announces $46 million for commercial fusion energy development
Jun 01, 2023 (SPX)
"We have generated energy by drawing power from the sun above us. Fusion offers the potential to create the power of the sun right here on Earth," said U.S. Sec...
DOE award to Zap Energy for fusion pilot plant design
Jun 01, 2023 (SPX)
The award of $5 million in federal funding will contribute to the development of a pilot plant using Zap's sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch fusion technology. Th...
Huge lithium mine gets key greenlight in Portugal
May 31, 2023 (AFP)
The southern European nation is thought to have the continent's largest reserves of lithium, a vital raw material to produce the batteries that power electric v...
France opens its first electric car battery factory
May 30, 2023 (AFP)
The plant in Billy-Berclau is the first in a clutch of factories that are due to open over the next three years in a northern corridor billed as a "Battery Vall...
France to open its first electric car battery factory
May 30, 2023 (AFP)
Building up the battery industry is at the heart of President Emmanuel Macron's "reindustrialisation" plan for France, with a clutch of factories set to emerge ...
Small-scale proton exchange membrane fuel cells
May 25, 2023 (SPX)
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are promising electrochemical cells that convert the chemical energy of fuel into electrical energy. PEMFCs are use...
Harvesting clean energy from thin air
May 25, 2023 (SPX)
"This is very exciting," says Xiaomeng Liu, a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering in UMass Amherst's College of Engineering and the paper's ...
Flexing crystalline structures provide path to a solid energy future
May 24, 2023 (SPX)
"This is a puzzle that has not been cracked before because of how big and complex each building block of the material is," said Olivier Delaire, associate profe...
Jaguar to pick UK over Spain for battery plant: BBC
May 24, 2023 (AFP)
The broadcaster, citing sources familiar with the matter, added that the boss of JLR owner Tata Motors was expected to fly into Britain next week to finalise th...
Researchers develop calcium rechargeable battery with long cycle life
May 24, 2023 (SPX)
One such replacement is Ca metal batteries. As the fifth most abundant element in earth's crust, calcium is widely available and inexpensive, and has higher ene...
Demystifying vortex rings in nuclear fusion, supernovae
May 19, 2023 (SPX)
The model developed by researchers at the University of Michigan could aid in the design of the fuel capsule, minimizing the energy lost while trying to ignite ...
Portland State to lead region-wide effort for the next generation electrical grid
May 18, 2023 (SPX)
SEQUINS, which stands for Smart, EQUitable, INteroperable, and Secure, will coordinate major players in the Pacific Northwest to make a truly "smart" electrical...
An electric vehicle battery for all seasons
May 18, 2023 (SPX)
In current lithium-ion batteries, the main problem lies in the liquid electrolyte. This key battery component transfers charge-carrying particles called ions be...
Intercalation-type Li-free cathodes for all solid-state batteries
May 16, 2023 (SPX)
Besides, it is noteworthy that the rate-determining process that limits the power density of all-solid-state batteries is no longer in electrolyte component, bu...
Europe charges up car battery drive with new plants
May 12, 2023 (AFP)
The continent has been racing to produce more electric vehicles as part of its green transition, with the clock ticking down on an EU deadline of 2035 to phase ...
Glencore eyes European lithium battery recycling centre
May 09, 2023 (AFP)
As Europe shifts gear from fossil fuel vehicles to electrified cars, recycling elements in batteries is becoming a major focus. The continent is also seeking to...
DOE announces $45 million for Inertial Fusion Energy
May 08, 2023 (SPX)
Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, has the potential to provide clean, safe, and reliable carbon-free energy on earth. Harnessing fusion energy ...
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