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Power at sea: towards high-performance seawater batteries
Feb 02, 2022 (SPX)
Though SWBs are environmentally benign and naturally firesafe, the development of high-performance anode materials at a reasonable cost remains a major bottlene...
New experiment results bolster potential for self-sustaining fusion
Jan 28, 2022 (SPX)
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers, including members of the Physics division, contributed essential capabilities in diagnostic science to achieve and a...
First hydride superionic conductor developed, implications for sustainable energy
Jan 27, 2022 (SPX)
To better expedite hydrogen conductivity in the intermediate range, an international research team developed the first superionic conductor based on a negativel...
Researchers achieve burning plasma regime for first time in lab
Jan 27, 2022 (SPX)
Obtaining a burning plasma is a critical step toward self-sustaining fusion energy. A burning plasma is one in which the fusion reactions themselves are the pri...
How a smart electric grid will power our future
Jan 26, 2022 (SPX)
The largest ever simulation of its kind, modeled on the Texas power grid, concluded that consumers stand to save about 15 percent on their annual electric bill ...
Form fit: Device wraps around hot surfaces, turns wasted heat to electricity
Jan 22, 2022 (SPX)
"A large amount of heat from the energy we consume is essentially being thrown away, often dispersed right into the atmosphere," said Shashank Priya, associate ...
Encapsulation as a method for preventing degradation in Li-air batteries
Jan 21, 2022 (SPX)
A research team from MIT, Harvard University, and Cornell University has found a way to isolate and study one enigmatic molecule that may be responsible for the...
Serbia backs out of controversial Rio Tinto lithium mine: PM
Jan 20, 2022 (AFP)
The surprise U-turn from the government comes months ahead of likely national elections with President Aleksandar Vucic's administration looking to shore up sup...
Avoiding chains of magnetic islands may lead to fusion paradise
Jan 13, 2022 (SPX)
For the first time, researchers have observed the spontaneous formation of a structure in the plasma with multiple magnetic islands. Known as "heteroclinic isla...
Common household cleaner can boost effort to harvest fusion energy on Earth
Jan 13, 2022 (SPX)
Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) working with Japanese researchers, made the observation on the La...
Recycling already considered in the development of new battery materials
Jan 13, 2022 (SPX)
A review article on battery recycling published in the scientific journal Advanced Energy Materials provides an overview of the challenges of new material conce...
Molecular paddlewheels propel sodium ions through next-generation batteries
Jan 13, 2022 (SPX)
The results appeared online November 10 in the journal Energy and Environmental Science. In general, rechargeable batteries work by moving electrons through ext...
Chile awards two multi-million dollar lithium contracts
Jan 12, 2022 (AFP)
China's BYD Chile SpA and Chile's Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte S.A. were awarded the right to extract 80,000 tons of lithium each, although the min...
Hydrostor secures $250M from Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Jan 11, 2022 (SPX)
The investment proceeds will be used to support development and construction of Hydrostor's 1.1GW, 8.7GWh of Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage ("A-CAES") p...
First realistic portraits of squishy layer that's key to battery performance
Jan 07, 2022 (SPX)
But one of the hurdles that stand in the way is a silent battle between two of the battery's parts. The liquid between the battery electrodes, known as the elec...
Renewable: Lithium promises revival for dying California inland sea
Jan 07, 2022 (AFP)
But also lithium. The increasingly valuable metal, whose supply is concentrated in a few global pockets, is vital for the rechargeable batteries expected to cle...
Seeing the plasma edge of fusion experiments in new ways with artificial intelligence
Jan 06, 2022 (SPX)
Abhilash Mathews, a PhD candidate in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering working at MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), believes this p...
Revitalizing batteries by bringing 'dead' lithium back to life
Jan 05, 2022 (SPX)
As lithium batteries cycle, they accumulate little islands of inactive lithium that are cut off from the electrodes, decreasing the battery's capacity to store ...
Bringing the Sun into the lab
Jan 04, 2022 (SPX)
At 15 million degrees Celsius, the center of our Sun is unimaginably hot. At its surface, it emits its light at a comparatively moderate 6000 degrees Celsius. "...
Helping to make nuclear fusion a reality
Jan 04, 2022 (SPX)
Bielajew was struck that her high school students in the small town of Chisenga had a shaky understanding of math, but universally understood global warming. "T...
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