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Finding superconductivity in nickelates
May 27, 2022 (SPX)
"As theorists, we generally fail in predicting new superconductors," she said. However, in 2021, she experienced the highlight of her early career. Working with...
Spin keeps electrons in line in iron-based superconductor
May 20, 2022 (SPX)
Electronic nematicity is believed to be an important ingredient in high-temperature superconductivity, but whether it helps or hinders it is still unknown. Thei...
New thermal management technology for electronic devices reduces bulk while improving cooling
May 20, 2022 (SPX)
Now, a team from UIUC and UC Berkeley have published a paper in Nature Electronics detailing a new cooling method that offers a host of benefits, not the least ...
Low-cost battery-like device absorbs CO2 emissions while it charges
May 20, 2022 (SPX)
Designed by researchers from the University of Cambridge, the supercapacitor could help power carbon capture and storage technologies at much lower cost. Around...
For plasma with a hot core and cool edges, Super-H mode shows promise
May 18, 2022 (SPX)
New research finds that a previously identified operating regime called Super H-mode can leverage the use of impurities to improve integration. It does so by in...
Energy storage critical to deeply decarbonized electricity systems
May 18, 2022 (SPX)
"The Future of Energy Storage," a new multidisciplinary report from the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), urges government investment in sophisticated analytical t...
Electric eels inspired the first battery two centuries ago
May 16, 2022 (The Conversation)
Italian physicist Alessandro Volta tapped into fundamental electrochemical principles when he invented the first battery in 1800. Essentially, the physical join...
MIT expands research collaboration with Commonwealth Fusion Systems
May 11, 2022 (SPX)
"This expanded relationship puts MIT and PSFC in a prime position to be an even stronger academic leader that can help deliver the research and education needs ...
Researchers at the GIST uncover the key to safer energy storage devices
May 10, 2022 (SPX)
Adopting a well-informed thermal management strategy is necessary for the stable and safe operation of devices. To do this, it is important to understand how ce...
Dual membrane offers hope for long-term energy storage
May 04, 2022 (SPX)
The team of engineers and chemists have created a polysulfide-air redox flow battery (PSA RFB) with not one, but two membranes. The dual membrane design overcom...
Machine learning, harnessed to extreme computing, aids fusion energy development
Apr 28, 2022 (SPX)
Solving this problem by brute force is beyond the capabilities of even the most advanced supercomputers. Instead, the researchers used an optimization methodolo...
Using excess heat to improve electrolyzers and fuel cells
Apr 28, 2022 (SPX)
Electrolyzers are devices that use electricity to split water (H2O) and generate molecules of hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2). Hydrogen is used in fuel cells to g...
Electric, low-emissions alternatives to carbon-intensive industrial processes
Apr 26, 2022 (SPX)
One of the biggest leaps that humankind could take to drastically lower greenhouse gas emissions globally would be the complete decarbonization of industry. But...
A catalyst for the development of carbon-neutral technology of the radiation accelerator
Apr 26, 2022 (SPX)
In order for these two technologies to be effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the energy used must be reduced by increasing the activity of water ox...
Sulfonamides make robust cathode material for proton batteries
Apr 22, 2022 (SPX)
In the constant search for alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, proton batteries are proven to have great potential. Rather than storing charge in the form of...
Reversible fuel cells can support grid economically
Apr 22, 2022 (SPX)
Some renewable energy producers store their excess electricity as green hydrogen, using the electricity to produce hydrogen from water - labeled "green" because...
Lithium's narrow paths limit batteries
Apr 19, 2022 (SPX)
This is not good for the battery's health. Rice University researchers who recognize the problem worked with the Department of Energy to view in great detail ho...
A new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine
Apr 14, 2022 (SPX)
The heat engine is a thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cell, similar to a solar panel's photovoltaic cells, that passively captures high-energy photons from a white-hot ...
Freeze-thaw battery is adept at preserving its energy
Apr 07, 2022 (SPX)
The development of the "freeze-thaw battery," which freezes its energy for use later, is a step toward batteries that can be used for seasonal storage: saving e...
Novel use of iron-laced carbon nanofibers yields high-performance energy storage
Apr 07, 2022 (SPX)
Energy storage technologies are increasingly important as the world shifts toward carbon neutrality, looking to further electrify the automotive and renewable e...
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