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MIT students contribute to success of historic fusion experiment
Sep 07, 2022 (SPX)
On Aug. 8, 2021, researchers at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), used 192 laser beams to illuminate the insi...
How do molecular motors convert chemical energy in to mechanical work?
Sep 06, 2022 (SPX)
Now, the research team of Thomas C. Marlovits from the Centre for Structural Systems Biology CSSB at DESY and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (U...
New stable quantum batteries can reliably store energy into electromagnetic fields
Sep 06, 2022 (SPX)
Quantum technologies need energy to operate. This simple consideration has led researchers, in the last ten years, to develop the idea of quantum batteries, whi...
SwRI demonstrates small-scale pumped heat energy storage system
Sep 06, 2022 (SPX)
"One of the big problems that we face with renewable energy is balancing supply and demand," said SwRI Group Leader Dr. Natalie Smith, the project's lead invest...
A new concept for low-cost batteries
Sep 06, 2022 (SPX)
Now, researchers at MIT and elsewhere have developed a new kind of battery, made entirely from abundant and inexpensive materials, that could help to fill that ...
High energy and hungry for the hardest problems
Sep 02, 2022 (SPX)
But White declares little interest in recognition or promotions. "I don't care about all that stuff," she says. She's in the race for much bigger stakes. "I wan...
Scientists apply boron to tungsten components in fusion facilities
Sep 01, 2022 (SPX)
Because of its high melting point, tungsten is increasingly used in tokamaks to help components withstand the intense heat of the fusion process. Boron partly s...
2D boundaries could create electricity
Aug 25, 2022 (SPX)
The work led by Rice materials scientists Pulickel Ajayan and Hanyu Zhu and their colleagues at Rice's George R. Brown School of Engineering, the University of ...
Forging a path toward safe geothermal energy
Aug 25, 2022 (SPX)
Geothermal energy utilizes the heat of rocks far below the Earth's surface to create steam to spin turbines which generate electrical power. But tapping these v...
Researchers develop new faster charging hydrogen fuel cell
Aug 15, 2022 (SPX)
Hydrogen is gaining significant attention as an efficient way to store 'green energy' from renewables such as wind and solar. Compressed gas is the most common ...
China's CATL to build battery plant in Hungary
Aug 12, 2022 (AFP)
German auto maker Mercedes-Benz said it would be the plant's "first and biggest customer". CATL said in a statement that it will invest 7.34 billion euros ($7.5...
IOP Publishing announce Nuclear Fusion will become fully Open Access
Aug 04, 2022 (SPX)
From January 2023, all articles published in NF, the world-leading journal specialising in nuclear fusion, will be made open access making the content immediate...
Fusion simulation code developed to project fusion instabilities in TAE
Aug 04, 2022 (SPX)
Because fast ions have much more kinetic energy than normal ones, they play a significant role in facilitating fusion reactions by increasing the plasma tempera...
Surrey's prototype battery only needs seconds of sunlight to keep smart wearables charged
Aug 04, 2022 (SPX)
Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) has demonstrated how its new photo-rechargeable system, which merges zinc-ion batteries with perovskite solar cells...
An affordable and sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries
Aug 03, 2022 (SPX)
In research published recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), corresponding author Nikhil Koratkar, the John A. Clark and Edward T. C...
A flexible device that harvests thermal energy to power wearable electronics
Aug 03, 2022 (SPX)
University of Washington researchers have developed an innovative solution: the first-of-its kind flexible, wearable thermoelectric device that converts body he...
DNA inspired superconductor could transform technology
Aug 03, 2022 (SPX)
One possible outcome of such engineered materials could be superconductors, which have zero electrical resistance, allowing electrons to flow unimpeded. That me...
Smaller, stronger magnets could improve fusion devices
Jul 26, 2022 (SPX)
The scientists found a way to build high-temperature superconducting magnets that are made of material that conducts electricity with little or no resistance at...
Fusion's newest ambassador at MIT
Jul 21, 2022 (SPX)
"I never say 'no' to a student," says Whyte, who felt she could provide a youthful perspective on communicating the science of fusion to the general public. Pos...
Sumitomo invests in TAE Technologies for Fusion Reactor development
Jul 21, 2022 (SPX)
Fusion power is expected to be a next-generation baseload power source. Considering this, the Japanese government is promoting the research and development of f...
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