Lithium sits at the center of the battery economy. Yet getting it out of rock still looks surprisingly crude. Spodumene, the world’s most common lithium-bearing hard rock, is usually blasted with heat ...

While we make batteries based on many different chemistries, nothing has approached the massive scale at which we can produce lithium batteries. That scale makes the economics of lithium-ion batteries ...

Laid out left to right to illustrate notable steps in the process of lithium battery recycling are: a pair of lithium iron phosphate batteries; a container of black mass powder obtained from shredding ...

Startup Rock Zero is commercializing the research, which could cut costs and carbon emissions from lithium production.

Lithium-sulfur batteries have exceptional theoretical capacity and performance in combination with an element in abundant supply. But the intricate reaction mechanism, particularly during discharge, ...

Researchers uncover a rapid, efficient and environmentally friendly method for selective lithium recovery using microwave radiation and a readily biodegradable solvent. Researchers uncover a rapid, ...

High-tech and highly efficient batteries have led to many modern technologies that you use in your everyday life. Here's what you need to know about how they work and their environmental safety.