The initial key was a discovery in the late 1970s by John B. Goodenough of the University of Texas at Austin that lithium cobalt oxide could be used as the cathode for a rechargeable battery.

The company says it has found a way to make lithium metal batteries from scratch going from “from brine to battery” in less ...

Nano One Materials Corp. has cut about 20 per cent of its staff, as it sharpens its focus on a single battery technology area ...

Reducing the environmental impact of lithium-ion batteries is key, handheld XRF can be used to optimize the recycling process ...

Researchers have discovered the fundamental mechanism behind battery degradation, which could revolutionize the design of ...

Researchers have discovered why lithium-ion batteries, which power most electronic devices, lose capacity overtime. The findings could enable the development of electric vehicles that go far longer ...

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers explored the role of crystal orientation in composite ...

The cobalt market is facing high demand, but analysts advise that production is also on the rise. One of the metal’s main catalysts is excitement about electric vehicles. The lithium-ion ...

Spectro says its Arcos ICP-OES can offer elemental analysis of black mass for producers, sellers and buyers of the ...

Losing Batteries’ Energy Even after decades of utilizing them in electronics—and now EVs—we still do not fully understand lithium-ion batteries. For example, one such issue is the tendency of ...

It is also one of the world’s largest lithium producers, and the metal generates the majority of the company’s profits. Albemarle produces lithium at its salt brine properties in Chile and in ...

Lithium may be called “white gold,” but investing in the metal has hardly been a golden ticket lately. Lithium, which is used to make batteries for both gadgets and electric vehicles, has been ...