A new study suggests that solid-state lithium metal batteries may not provide the big energy boost many have hoped for.

A recent study evaluating garnet-type solid electrolytes for lithium metal batteries finds that their expected energy density ...

Zirconium is a metal in group IVB of the periodic table with atomic number 40, an atomic weight of 91.22, and a density of 6.49 Mg/m 3. Its melting point is 1852 C, and it boils at 3580 C. The ...

Mechanically robust and corrosion-resistant zirconium alloy (zircalloy) tubes are filled with ceramic fuel pellets, which get assembled into fuel assemblies for loading into the reactor.