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A Spray Coating Tech Said To Protect Fusion Reactor Walls

December 28, 2023 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have used a spray coating technology to produce a new workhorse material that can withstand the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor. The recent advance could enable more efficient compact fusion reactors that are easier to repair and maintain. The advance, detailed in a paper published recently in the journal […]

Dec

27

Next Solar Cell Development Is The Back Contact Micrometric

December 27, 2023 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… University of Ottawa engineers, together with national and international partners, have achieved a world first by manufacturing the first back-contact micrometric photovoltaic cells. The cells, with a size twice the thickness of a strand of hair, have significant advantages over conventional solar technologies, reducing electrode-induced shadowing by 95% and potentially lowering energy production costs […]

Dec

26

A New Better Way To See Hydrogen Activity In Metals

December 26, 2023 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Using conventional X-rays and lasers to detect the atomic state of hydrogen is quite challenging, given its small size. A Tohoku University group of researchers may have overcome this barrier by unveiling a new visualization technique that employs an optical microscope and polyaniline to paint a better picture of how hydrogen behaves in metals. […]

Dec

21

New Catalyst Design For Splitting Seawater For Hydrogen

December 21, 2023 | Leave a Comment

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology researchers have now designed an electrode with Schottky Junction formed at the interface of metallic Ni-W5N4 and semiconducting NiFeOOH. The design overcomes the often shown poor performance of electrochemical catalysts used in water due to low electrical conductance of (oxy)hydroxide species produced in situ. Green hydrogen (or H2) produced […]

Dec

20

Battery Chemistry Battle Adds Climate Impact In Competition

December 20, 2023 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have shown that the sodium-ion battery has an equivalent climate impact as their lithium-ion competitors – without the risk of running out of raw materials. The transition to a society without fossil fuels means that the need for batteries is increasing at a rapid pace. At […]

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