Lithium sits at the center of the battery economy. Yet getting it out of rock still looks surprisingly crude. Spodumene, the ...

While we make batteries based on many different chemistries, nothing has approached the massive scale at which we can produce ...

Lithium-ion batteries are used in all sorts of electronics, like smart phones, laptops, and e-bikes. That’s because they can store a lot of energy in a small package. Unfortunately, this also means ...

Demand for lithium has surged in recent years as lithium-ion batteries increasingly power more of our world. And yet, even as ...

MIT researchers have developed a low-temperature method to extract battery-grade lithium from hard rock using a closed-loop process. The method may cut costs, reduce waste and help countries produce ...

The multi-billion-dollar future of clean energy was unlocked by a trip to the hardware ...

Earth Day is April 22, and its usual message—take care of our planet—has been given added urgency by the challenges highlighted in the latest IPCC report. This year, Ars is taking a look at the ...

Scientists have developed a model capable of predicting the cycle lives of high-energy-density lithium-metal batteries by applying machine learning methods to battery performance data. The model ...

The lithium-ion battery is a near-ubiquitous technology with a serious flaw: They sometimes catch on fire. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

Federal scientists said the region contains enough of the critical battery metal to replace American imports for 328 years.

Transportation disasters related to lithium-ion batteries are becoming more common in Southern Nevada. A bill centering how to better regulate the transportation of these flammable batteries was ...