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Redesigned satellite battery set to advance LEO power systems
Nov 15, 2025 (SPX)
The battery uses ESI Motion's expertise in radiation-tolerant electronics and energy management. It delivers high power density, thermal stability, and advanced...
Scientists turn seawater ions into useful tools for clean energy
Nov 14, 2025 (SPX)
The study first outlines persistent challenges: when using seawater for electrochemical tasks like splitting water or synthesizing chemicals, abundant ions ofte...
AI energy demand in US proves minor climate impact
Nov 13, 2025 (SPX)
Concerns center on the carbon intensity of electricity used in AI-powered data centers. Despite large investments by major technology firms like Google and Micr...
Mechanical power by linking Earth's warmth to space
Nov 13, 2025 (SPX)
The invention is a type of machine called a Stirling engine. Other machines such as internal combustion engines generate power from a large heat gradient, said ...
High precision measurement advances fusion plasma diagnostics
Nov 13, 2025 (SPX)
By accelerating and injecting gold ions into the plasma, scientists observed the charge-state transitions needed to infer high-precision electric potential valu...
Recharge reactor extracts lithium from EV battery waste for direct reuse
Nov 11, 2025 (SPX)
Sibani Lisa Biswal explained, "If charging a battery pulls lithium out of a cathode, why not use that same reaction to recycle?" By employing a compact electroc...
New design strategy boosts lithium alloy electrodes for solid-state batteries
Nov 08, 2025 (SPX)
Focusing on lithium-aluminum alloy negative electrodes, the research group examined how lithium ions travel through distinct phases of the material - a lithium-...
Milestone for China as engineers advance artificial sun fusion system
Nov 06, 2025 (SPX)
Testing confirmed the divertor prototype achieves a steady-state thermal load of 20 megawatts per square meter. Its flat plate design enables tungsten surface t...
Floating hydrovoltaic device enables scalable and land-free raindrop energy harvesting
Nov 01, 2025 (SPX)
Conventional generators rely on a solid substrate and a metal bottom electrode. These components produce high voltages - often hundreds of volts - when raindrop...
New molten salt repair process recycles high-performance electric vehicle batteries
Oct 31, 2025 (SPX)
The team studied LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811), a cathode material used for its high energy density in electric vehicles. Over time, NCM811 loses lithium and acc...
Scientists unlock new energy potential in iron-based materials
Oct 31, 2025 (SPX)
However, Gent was able to take only an initial stab at making the material before his doctoral clock ran out. Cut to 2025: Three subsequent Stanford PhD student...
Light it up: Battery particles tell the true story of a battery's charge
Oct 30, 2025 (SPX)
"Lithium-ion batteries - in fact, all batteries - function because of millions of chemical interactions happening at the particle level," said Kejie Zhao, profe...
Amid renewable-energy boom, study explores options for electricity market
Oct 30, 2025 (SPX)
The issue isn't insufficient generation but an unreliable ability to deliver ample power when customer use spikes, particularly where renewable resources and na...
Robotic construction to streamline solar farm builds
Oct 28, 2025 (SPX)
Nextracker will partner with solar project developers and EPC contractors to implement these technologies, aiming to automate foundational installation at scale...
Nanostructured silicon harnesses water friction to generate electricity
Oct 27, 2025 (SPX)
The study, led by scientists at DESY and the University of Hamburg, involved fabricating silicon with an intricate network of nanoscale pores. When water passes...
Breakthrough double-layer design enhances silicon battery performance in electric vehicles
Oct 25, 2025 (SPX)
The research team, led by Dr Xuekun Lu, introduced an evidence-based double-layer architecture to address longstanding hurdles with silicon electrode degradatio...
Cement composite harnesses heat for self-powered infrastructure
Oct 23, 2025 (SPX)
The project team, led by Professor Zhou Yang, designed the composite to achieve a high Seebeck coefficient and strong mechanical durability. By carefully engine...
Bacterium Breakthrough Points to New Path for Battery Self-Recycling
Oct 23, 2025 (SPX)
The bacterium was isolated by a multidisciplinary team exploring microbial metabolism in environments rich in battery discharge products. Their research reveale...
New X ray technique preserves lithium metal battery chemistry for accurate evaluation
Oct 23, 2025 (SPX)
The new approach, known as cryo XPS, addresses a long standing issue in battery research - the observer effect. Conventional methods for examining battery elect...
Revealing critical interactions between plasma turbulence scales improves fusion confinement
Oct 23, 2025 (SPX)
Their experiments revealed that when turbulence at larger scales weakens, finer-scale turbulence grows stronger and becomes less deformed. This suggests that pr...
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