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FoI responses collected by insurer show brigades tackled 1,760 battery-linked fires in 2025, up 147% in three years Fire brigades across the UK are tackling lithium-ion battery fires at a rate of one ...

Sigma Lithium remains a Strong Buy as lithium fundamentals strengthen and the company transitions to cash-positive operations. SGML’s volatility is driven by mine ramp-up challenges and skepticism, ...

The U.S. House approved legislation Wednesday mandating federal safety standards for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes and scooters, with the goal of preventing fires. The bill passed ...

Scientists in Japan have developed a new way to monitor lithium-ion battery slurries during manufacturing, helping identify coating conditions that improve battery performance before cells are even ...

Scientists have created an anode-free sodium solid-state battery. This brings the reality of inexpensive, fast-charging, high-capacity batteries for electric vehicles and grid storage closer than ever ...

"The thicker the cathode is, the theoretical energy density of the battery -- the amount of energy being held within a specific area -- improves," Oh said. The current research advances sodium as a ...

Lithium prices hit $26,000 per metric ton as supply cuts and export curbs stabilized markets. The Middle East conflict spiked diesel costs, accelerating global electric vehicle demand. Analysts advise ...

Ganfeng is China’s largest lithium compounds producer and the world’s leading lithium metals manufacturer. It accounts for roughly 45% of the global lithium metal market and 70% in China. The company ...

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NASA has successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster at record power levels of 120 kilowatts, 25 times stronger than the Psyche mission's electric thruster. Conducted at the ...

Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution will supply batteries for the upcoming Rivian R2. LGES said the R2 will get a new type of cylindrical cell with six times the capacity of current cells. The ...