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Atomic swap can improve phosphate cathodes for high-energy sodium-ion batteries

Most smartphones, portable computers and other devices on the market today are powered by lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.

MIT Scientists May Have Found a Way to Pull Lithium From Rocks Without Trashing the Planet

If scaled up, this method could easily address the biggest issues in lithium mining, as well as the looming supply crisis for the valuable element.
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Could sodium replace lithium as the dominant ingredient in batteries?

The world we live in today runs on batteries. But the lithium ion batteries that dominate the market are expensive and environmentally demanding to extract. The raw materials for lithium ion batteries ...
Nanowerk

Atomic-level vacancy engineering activates two-dimensional catalyst for lithium-air batteries

Researchers activated the full basal plane of tungsten diselenide through atomic vacancies, achieving over 550 stable lithium-air battery cycles. (Nanowerk News) A research team from the Korea ...
Reuters

Pilbara Minerals and China's Ganfeng agree to study for lithium chemical plant

MELBOURNE, March 25 (Reuters) - Australia's Pilbara Minerals (PLS.AX), opens new tab has agreed to a study with Chinese customer Ganfeng Lithium (002460.SZ), opens new tab on options to build a 32,000 ...