lithium

A ticker-tape parade was the only thing missing when lithium deposits were discovered in southwest Wyoming near Rock Springs in 2023. At the time, there was one working lithium mine in the US; unfortunately, that's still true. Demand for…

Move over Lithium; there's a new material in town. Researchers have discovered a material that might reduce Lithium use in batteries thanks to AI and supercomputing. Microsoft and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S. Department of…

The Ewoyaa lithium project in Ghana is an essential part of the U.S. lithium supply chain. Piedmont Lithium, in Tennessee, is breaking ground on a lithium refinery, with construction set to start in 2024 and the first output expected in…

There is a tremendous demand for lithium, and although it is a plentiful resource, access and extraction is still challenging.  New research, published in Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, may simplify the process of…

With the rated range of most electric vehicles at between 200-250 km on a full charge and many newer models capable of more than 400 km these days, electric vehicles are coming into their own. Infrastructure for recharging is lagging and is…

Lithium-based batteries are one of the most common types of rechargeable battery used in modern electronics due to their ability to store high amounts of energy. Traditionally, these batteries are made of combustible liquid electrolytes and…