Today's Tech News: Notable or Not?

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1104099 "restores original cathode material for reuse... ternary molten salt (heated: lithium hydroxide, lithium nitrate, lithium salicylate)... high-nickel NCM811 loses lithium/ develops structural defects, restored moving lithium ions into damaged material/ reorganizes atoms to original ordered layered structure/ unwanted surface rock salt layer removed... achieves 196 mAh/g initial discharge capacity, maintains 76% of that capacity after 200 cycles... operates at relatively low temperatures, no: strong acids/ toxic solvents" Related: New recharge-to-recycle reactor turns battery waste into new lithium feedstock https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1105397 How battery charging led to a breakthrough in lithium recycling https://newatlas.com/energy/battery-charging-lithium-recycling/ 3-in-1 process recycles spent lithium batteries, captures CO₂ and generates catalysts at room temperature https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-recycles...

https://theconversation.com/nuclear-power-why-molten-salt-reactors-are-problematic-and-canada-investing-in-them-is-a-waste-167019? "unlikely to be successfully deployed anytime soon... Because of the different kinds of fuel used, these MSR designs need special facilities — not present in Canada currently — to fabricate their fuel...  Both processes are intimately linked to the potential to make fissile materials used in nuclear weapons... the 1954 Aircraft Reactor Experiment... ran for just 100 hours... Molten Salt Reactor Experiment... reactor had to be shut down at least once every four out of five weeks" Related: Terrestrial Energy launches 390-MW molten salt nuclear reactor design https://www.powermag.com/terrestrial-energy-launches-390-mw-molten-salt-nuclear-reactor-design/#.YVY4WFC_HRg.twitter Major breakthrough in molten salt reactor tech for maritime use https://www.offshore-energy.biz/major-breakthrough-in-molten-salt-reactor-tech-for-maritime-use/  see also...