As the owner of a 3-year-old laptop, I feel the finite lifespan of lithium batteries acutely. It’s still a great machine, but the cost of a battery replacement would take me a significant way down the ...

Lithium-ion batteries revolutionized the world when Sony brought them to the mass market in 1991. Compared to previous rechargeable battery technology, they were lighter, more energy-dense, last ...

Researchers now have a clearer picture of the chemical mechanisms underlying lithium-ion batteries—and it could lead to faster, more efficient batteries for electric vehicles, portable electronics, ...

An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are ...

While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there's another ...

At full capacity, the facility near Reno, Nevada, will produce up to 10 GWh of lithium-sulfur batteries annually. The facility will manufacture cathode active materials, lithium metal anodes and ...

Lithium-ion batteries power the devices we rely on every day—but when misused, they can overheat, catch fire, or even explode ...