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Argonne Lab working with 3 nuclear companies on next-generation reactor projects

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DOE created the program in 2013. Argonne-involved projects are: AREVA is partnering with TerraPower Company (working to commercialize Traveling Wave Reactors, TWR), Argonne and Texas A&M University to conduct thermal hydraulic modeling and simulations and an experimental investigation for liquid metal-cooled fast reactor fuel assemblies.

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Researchers convert atmospheric CO2 to carbon nanofibers and nanotubes for use as anodes in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

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Researchers from George Washington University and Vanderbilt University have demonstrated the conversion of atmospheric CO 2 into carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as high-performance anodes in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. times above that of sodium-ion batteries with graphite electrodes.

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OSU team demonstrates concept of potassium-air battery as alternative to lithium-air systems

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Researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) have demonstrated the concept of a potassium-air (K?O contrast with LiO 2 and NaO 2 , KO 2 is thermodynamically stable and commercially available. Potassium, an alkali metal similar to lithium (and sodium) can be used in a rechargeable battery. O 2 battery (0.5 Credit: ACS, Ren and Wu.

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Researchers propose new VO2 cathode material for aluminum-ion rechargeable battery

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A team from the University of Science and Technology Beijing is proposing a new super-valent battery based on aluminium ion intercalation and deintercalation. Sodium-ion and magnesium-ion batteries, as new energy storage systems in portable devices, have attracted much attention of the investigators. Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Sulfur–TiO2 yolk-shell cathode for Li-sulfur battery shows best long-cycle performance so far

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Researchers at Stanford University and SLAC led by Stanford associate professor Yi Cui have used a sulfur–TiO 2 yolk–shell design for a cathode material for a lithium-sulfur battery that achieved an initial specific capacity of 1,030? However, many challenges remain in developing a practical lithium–sulphur battery for commercialization.

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Yissum offering novel high-performance anode for sodium-ion batteries; antimony sulphide nanoparticle-coated graphene

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Sodium-ion batteries (Na-ion, NIBs) are seen as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale applications due to their lower cost and abundant supply of sodium. However, low capacity and poor rate capability of existing anodes have been major obstacles to the commercialization of NIBs. It gives a high capacity of 730?mAh?g

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MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

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Researchers at the Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage (CEES), a partnership between the MIT Materials Processing Center and Lomonosov Moscow State University, are focusing on the development of higher capacity batteries. Rechargeable metal-air batteries. He leads the research team at Moscow State.

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