A cheaper, safer, and more abundant alternative to lithium is finally making its way into cars—and the grid. For decades, lithium-ion batteries have powered our phones, laptops, and electric vehicles.

Ascend Elements (Covington, Ga.; www.ascendelements.com) achieved a significant milestone in domestic critical minerals recovery last month – producing >99% pure, recycled lithium carbonate (Li 2 CO 3 ...

Ascend Elements, a Westborough, Massachusetts-based lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycler, says it has achieved a significant milestone in domestic critical minerals recovery, producing greater than 99 ...

They also worked well with potassium-ion batteries, but the performance wasn't quite as strong as with sodium. Advanced imaging techniques like cryogenic transmission electron microscopy and ...

As global demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage surges, so does the need for affordable and sustainable battery technologies. A new study led by researchers from the Department of ...

The new lithium recovery line is expected to produce up to 3,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) annually. Li 2 CO 3 is utilized in the production of sophisticated batteries for grid-scale ...

Scientists have demonstrated a new way to use high-energy particle smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility for nuclear ...

A new and compact device configuration was created with two interpenetrated, individually addressable electrodes, allowing precise control over the geometric features and interactions between the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland fire officials are urging caution after lithium ion batteries reportedly caused two structure fires and displaced multiple residents Thursday. The first incident ...