Australia's Lithium Universe nears 1-year high on solar panel recycling breakthrough
** Shares of Lithium Universe Ltd LU7.AX rise as much as 38.5% to A$0.018, their highest level since October 17, 2024 ** Stock marks biggest intraday pct gain since September 4 ** Lithium explorer, with Macquarie University, announces breakthrough in solar panel recycling that improves silver recovery ** About 43.1 mln shares traded so far, 4.4x 30-day average ** YTD stock up 125%, including current session's move (Reporting by Ananya Verma in Bengaluru) ((ananya.verma@thomsonreuters.com;))