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MoSi2 material points to new route for turning waste heat into power
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Thermoelectric conversion devices offer a promising way to turn waste heat into usable electrical energy, improving the overall efficiency of engines and industrial systems that currently lose between 20 and 50 percent of their input energy as heat. They can also support portable power generation, such as providing electricity to small sensors operating in remote locations where conventional power supplies are impractical. Most thermoelectric devices in use and under development rely on the longit ... read more |
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Low frequency lasers modeled to greatly boost nuclear fusion ratesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 A new theoretical study shows that intense laser fields could greatly enhance nuclear fusion reactions by reshaping the collision energies of interacting nuclei before they tunnel through the Coulom ... more 
Oak Ridge team plans powerful test facility for next generation fusion componentsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is joining with Type One Energy and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to develop a world class high heat flux facility to test fusion en ... more 
Disordered rocksalt roadmap aims to boost lithium ion battery energy and cut critical metalsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 A new scientific review describes how a little understood class of lithium ion battery cathode materials could support safer, higher energy storage while easing dependence on critical metals such as ... more 
KRISS process enables large-area solid electrolyte fabrication at lower costTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has reported a materials breakthrough that moves oxide based all solid state batteries closer to commercial deployment. The work targets ... more |
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UK facility scales hydrogen recycling of rare earth magnetsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 The University of Birmingham has launched a large scale rare earth magnet recycling facility in the West Midlands that aims to reduce the United Kingdom's reliance on imported rare earth metals, all ... more 
Perovskite betavoltaic cell sets record efficiency using carbon 14 sourceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 A research team at DGIST has developed a perovskite based self powered betavoltaic battery that achieves what they report as the worlds highest conversion efficiency for this class of device while m ... more 
Volvo Cars pauses battery factory after fruitless partner searchStockholm (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said Tuesday that it was pausing operations at a battery factory under construction, dismissing all 75 workers there, after failing to find a partner for the business. ... more 
Lithium ion battery study on Tiangong space station explores microgravity effects on performanceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 A lithium ion battery experiment has been completed aboard China's Tiangong space station, focusing on basic electrochemical processes that govern performance and lifetime. Researchers at the Dalian ... more 
China ramps up CHSN01 fusion magnet jacket for cryogenic reactorsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 China has produced 30 tons of cryogenic jacket material made from its CHSN01 steel in continuous lengths of about 5 km for use in Cable-in-Conduit Conductors for future fusion reactors. The jacket i ... more |
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Tokamak study maps error impacts on plasma equilibrium modelsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 A research team led by Prof. LIU Haiqing at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has carried out a comprehensive analysis of uncertainty propagation in free-bo ... more 
EAST experiments point to density free regime for fusion plasmasTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 Researchers working on China's fully superconducting Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) have experimentally accessed a theorized density-free regime for fusion plasmas, maintaining ... more 
Physicists map axion production paths inside deuterium tritium fusion reactorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 A University of Cincinnati physicist and collaborators from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory MIT and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a theoretical framework showing how a ... more 
Chitin based carbon aerogel boosts stable thermal energy storageTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 A team of materials scientists has developed a bio based carbon aerogel derived from chitin that improves thermal energy storage in shape stabilized phase change materials while addressing leakage d ... more 
Molecular catalyst switches between hydrogen and oxygen productionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Hydrogen production through water electrolysis is central to developing low-carbon energy systems, but current acidic electrolyzers depend on catalysts made from scarce metals such as iridium and pl ... more |
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China's rare earths El Dorado gives strategic edge
Ganzhou, China (AFP) Dec 21, 2025 Buried in the reddish soil of southern China lies latent power: one of the largest clusters of crucial rare earths is mined around the clock by a secretive and heavily guarded industry. The hills of Jiangxi province are home to most of China's rare earth mines, with the materials used in a wide range of products including smartphones and missile guidance technology. The flourishing industry is closely protected by Chinese authorities and media access is seldom granted. In a rare visit to the ... read more 
The Quantum Age will be Powered by FusionGerroa, Australia (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 Fusion is the cosmic process that powers stars, shapes galaxies, and enables the chemical diversity needed for life. From the earliest stars to modern planetary systems, fusion converts hydrogen into heavier elements, forging the matter that makes up worlds, atmospheres, and living organisms. ... more |
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