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Radio-frequency wave scattering improves fusion simulations
Nov 12, 2021 (SPX)
Researchers have tried to study these RF processes using computer simulations to match the experimental conditions. A good match would validate the computer mod...
French, Chinese firms restart Argentina lithium project
Nov 08, 2021 (AFP)
Construction will begin next year on a deposit in the northwestern province of Salta, with the facility set to open in 2024, said Emaret chief executive Christe...
A new dimension in magnetism and superconductivity launched
Nov 04, 2021 (SPX)
"In recent years, there have appeared experimental and theoretical works dealing with curvilinear and three-dimensional superconducting and (anti-)ferromagnetic...
NREL researchers point toward energy efficiency instead of long-term storage
Nov 03, 2021 (SPX)
As more communities plan to eventually rely on 100% renewable energy, the researchers offer a strategy that could guide their paths-one that shifts away from lo...
New Curtin study solves energy storage and supply puzzle
Nov 03, 2021 (SPX)
Lead author Associate Professor Simone Ciampi from Curtin's School of Molecular and Life Sciences said this easy, low-cost method of determining how to produce ...
Argonne materials scientists pursue a new generation of batteries
Oct 28, 2021 (SPX)
Applied research at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory suggests that replacing lithium-ion batteries with better technology may b...
Scientists get closer to creating an efficient solid-state lithium battery
Oct 28, 2021 (SPX)
The results will be used to create high-energy fully solid-state lithium power supplies. Their advantage over explosive batteries with liquid electrolytes is in...
New catalyst helps combine fuel cell, battery into one device
Oct 28, 2021 (SPX)
But to truly be efficient, an URFC needs bifunctional catalysts. This means, in electrolyzer mode, catalysts should facilitate the breakdown of water into hydro...
Hot rocks could be the next new power source
Oct 28, 2021 (UPI)
A new report from the non-profit Clean Air Task Force finds that "superhot rock energy" could be on the cusp of a breakthrough that would see it put to commerci...
To convert heat into electricity: Scientists developed an efficient generator
Oct 28, 2021 (SPX)
A thermoelectric generator is a device which converts thermal energy into electrical. This topic is crucial, especially due to the global decarbonisation trend....
Making the strange metal state in high temperature superconductors even stranger
Oct 28, 2021 (SPX)
Superconductivity, where an electric current is transported without any losses, holds enormous potential for green technologies. For example, if it could be mad...
Turning exhaust heat into energy with unprecedented efficiency
Oct 26, 2021 (SPX)
With sustainability as a top priority, the energy source must be abundant, ubiquitous, and renewable. Fortunately, low-grade waste heat (temperatures below 100C...
EU avoiding 'rash decisions' on energy price rises
Oct 26, 2021 (AFP)
An emergency meeting of EU ministers in Luxembourg to discuss the issue largely backed 11 member countries in rejecting proposals from Spain and France for deep...
Induced flaws in quantum materials could enhance superconducting properties
Oct 05, 2021 (SPX)
The groundbreaking findings could provide new insight for developing the next generation of quantum-based computing and electronic devices. The research just ap...
UCLA bioengineers develop new class of human-powered bioelectronics
Oct 01, 2021 (SPX)
The researchers discovered that the magnetoelastic effect, which is the change of how much a material is magnetized when tiny magnets are constantly pushed toge...
A new solid-state battery surprises the researchers who created it
Sep 24, 2021 (SPX)
The battery technology is described in the 24 September, 2021 issue of the journal Science. University of California San Diego nanoengineers led the research, i...
Fabricating MgB2 superconductors using spark plasma sintering and pulse magnetization
Sep 24, 2021 (SPX)
Out of the many types of viable materials, MgB2 superconductors have an operating temperature of 39 K, which lies between conventional metallic superconductors ...
Now everyone can build battery-free electronic devices
Sep 24, 2021 (SPX)
The same team now introduces a new platform that enables makers, hobbyists and novice programmers to build their own battery-free electronic devices that run wi...
Researchers develop new tool for analyzing large superconducting circuits
Sep 14, 2021 (SPX)
New research tools are needed to advance the field and fully develop quantum computers. Now Northwestern University researchers have developed and tested a theo...
Sugar coating opens a path to low cost lithium sulfur batteries
Sep 13, 2021 (SPX)
The Monash team, assisted by CSIRO, report in the latest edition of Nature Communications that using a glucose-based additive on the positive electrode they hav...
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