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Energy Storage
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ENERGY
Hydrogen under lock and key. Without 300 degrees.
Hydrogen is the best fuel we know — and the hardest to store. Japanese scientists found a way to lock it in metal and release it again at 90 degrees, without heating it to three hundred.
2026-08-28
ENERGY STORAGE
Anatomy of a lithium-free battery. Four layers no one could stack
Sodium instead of lithium: Yang-Kook Sun's team stacked four cathode layers that blocked sodium batteries for 20 years. 82.9% capacity after 300 cycles.
2026-08-13
ENERGY STORAGE
Ten Nanometers That Keep the Battery in Check
A calcium sodium phosphate layer just ten nanometers thick stopped O3 sodium cathode cracking — smooth surface after 300 cycles. Cheap compounds instead of exotic materials.
2026-07-25