Research led by scientists at various institutes in China has delivered key insights into the synergistic damage caused by irradiation and corrosion in molten salt reactors (MSR). After studying ...

New research addresses the fundamental science necessary to increase the efficiency of nuclear energy. Researchers have now documented the unique chemistry dynamics and structure of high-temperature ...

As electric vehicles become more common, the number of used lithium-ion batteries is soaring. These batteries contain valuable metals such as nickel, cobalt, and lithium, but current recycling methods ...

As a member of the MBene family, 2D MoB MBene has attracted much attention due to its fascinating properties, and is expected to be widely used in electrochemistry, energy storage, and catalysis ...

Researchers have come up with a novel way to study the thermodynamic properties of molten salts, which are used in many nuclear and solar energy applications. A chemist at the University of Cincinnati ...

With incredible lightness, stiffness and strength, carbon fiber has a lot going for it, but even the dreamiest of materials have their shortcomings. One scientists have been working to address is ...

Aluminum-nickel molten salt battery for seasonal renewables storage US scientists have developed a battery that can retain 92% of its initial capacity over periods of 12 weeks, with a theoretical ...

Molten salt nuclear reactors are all the rage among some nuclear power enthusiasts. They promise designs that will soon lower emissions from shipping, be cheaper to run and consume nuclear waste, and ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a construction permit to Abilene Christian University (ACU) to build the Natura MSR-1, marking the first U.S. university research reactor approved in ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a team of researchers from UMass Lowell and Oak Ridge National Laboratory a $400,000 grant to develop machine learning-based approaches for simulating ...