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Synergetic optimization for reducing residual warpage in laser powder bed fusion

Nov 02, 2022 (SPX)

However, the molten metal generates a negative thermal stress following solidification, which produces an in-plane residual stress. This residual stress accumul...

Despite conflict Russia sends France giant magnet for nuclear fusion project

Nov 01, 2022 (AFP)

The ship carrying the Russian-made magnet -- or "poloidal field coil" -- departed Saint Petersburg on Tuesday under grey skies. On board, the massive nine-metre...

Stretchable battery packaging with moisture and gas barrier could power wearable devices

Nov 01, 2022 (SPX)

While there has been research on how to improve battery flexibility while maintaining battery life and other desirable properties, less attention has been paid ...

UK battery firm Britishvolt near collapse: reports

Oct 31, 2022 (AFP)

The troubled battery start-up, championed by former prime minister Boris Johnson as part of his drive for a greener economy, has been developing the gigafactory...

PPPL physicist wins awards for two fusion projects

Oct 20, 2022 (SPX)

Fusion, the power that drives the sun and stars, combines light elements in the form of plasma - the hot, charged state of matter composed of free electrons and...

Quino Energy aims for grid-scale battery infrastructure

Oct 20, 2022 (SPX)

An innovative redox-flow battery now entering commercial development may help to tip the balance. Distinguished by its use of an aqueous, organic electrolyte, t...

Development of high-time-resolution measurement of electron temperature and density in a magnetically confined plasma

Oct 19, 2022 (SPX)

A research group from the National Institute for Fusion Science in Japan and the University of Wisconsin in the United States have developed a high-performance ...

DOE announces $47 million for research at tokamak and spherical tokamak facilities

Oct 17, 2022 (SPX)

The awards support research that aims to close gaps in the science and technology basis for the tokamak approach to fusion energy. These awards will help suppor...

Nuclear fusion: A new solution for the instability problem

Oct 13, 2022 (SPX)

The edge of the plasma must therefore be well insulated from the reactor wall. In this region, however, plasma instabilities called ELMs occur frequently. Durin...

A catalyst alloying platinum with a rare earth element could slash fuel cell costs

Oct 13, 2022 (SPX)

Batteries may have won the battle against hydrogen fuel cells for cleanly powering cars, but a number of other forms of transportation find it difficult to swap...

Battery tech breakthrough paves way for mass adoption of affordable electric car

Oct 13, 2022 (SPX)

"The need for smaller, faster-charging batteries is greater than ever," said Chao-Yang Wang, the William E. Diefenderfer Professor of Mechanical Engineering at ...

NASA's solid-state battery research exceeds initial goals, draws interest

Oct 11, 2022 (SPX)

Their work - part of NASA's commitment to sustainable aviation - seeks to improve battery technology through investigating the use of solid-state batteries for ...

The battery that runs 630 km on a single charge

Oct 07, 2022 (SPX)

A POSTECH research team led by Professor Soojin Park and PhD candidate Sungjin Cho (Department of Chemistry) in collaboration with Professor Dong-Hwa Seo and Dr...

80-year-old mystery in static electricity finally solved

Oct 07, 2022 (SPX)

For the longest time, it was assumed that two contacting/sliding materials are charging oppositely and uniformly. In the 1940s though it was observed that each ...

A new high-temperature plasma operating mode for fusion energy discovered at the Korean Artificial Sun, KSTAR

Oct 06, 2022 (SPX)

To generate energy through a fusion reaction as occurs in the sun, it is essential to confine super hot and dense plasma in a fusion reactor stably and for long...

The process of waves carrying plasma heat is observed for the first time in the world

Sep 29, 2022 (SPX)

A research group led by Professor Katsumi Ida, Assistant Professors Tatsuya Kobayashi and Mikiro Yoshinuma of the National Institute for Fusion Science and Prof...

CoBra supports the thermal transition in industry

Sep 28, 2022 (SPX)

The DLR Institute of Low-Carbon Industrial Processes in Cottbus (Brandenburg) is working on technologies and solutions for an energy system of the future that i...

Recycling materials: turning old batteries into new ones

Sep 13, 2022 (SPX)

KIT will then check whether the recycled materials are suited for the manufacture of new batteries. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action...

Lead battery paired with hydrogen-generating technology offers power to off-grid communities

Sep 12, 2022 (SPX)

The collaboration between organisations in the project - called LoCEL-H2 (Low-cost, Circular, plug and play, off-grid Energy for remote Locations including Hydr...

Mongolia completes rail crossing with China to boost coal exports

Sep 12, 2022 (AFP)

A ceremony to mark the launch of the rail service between the Tavan Tolgoi coal field and Gashuun Sukhait on the Chinese border was held on Friday. Mongolian Pr...