#Lithium

A battery technology that’s getting a lot of attention is solid-state batteries, lithium-ion batteries that replace the liquid electrolyte with a solid material.

The energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials.

University of Rochester scientists created a solar panel that desalinates seawater into fresh water without chemicals or toxic brine. The laser-textured surface directs salts into solid form, recovering lithium in the process.…

Sodium-ion batteries are rapidly gaining on lithium in consistency and fast charging.

MIT researchers developed a lower-cost, eco-friendlier method for extracting lithium from spodumene rocks by using mechanical grinding to activate the mineral, followed by mild chemical treatment at just 200°C.…

Astronomers have discovered the first evidence that tiny red dwarf stars can devour their own planets.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT News: Currently, lithium hard rock extraction involves baking the rock at over 1,000 Celsius and chemically leaching it to extract lithium. The rest of the rock is discarded.…

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

We know that stars can engulf planets because stars that swell up to become red giants overwhelm any close-in planets. The Sun will do this to Venus, Mercury, and possibly Earth in a few billion years.…

From Benzinga RSS Feed: The World Needs More Lithium. This Company Cracked the Code to Better Extraction, and They’re Quickly Scaling Into Commercial Production.

What do electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and your smartphone have in common? All of their batteries use lithium, a naturally-occurring metal that’s seeing growing demand from manufacturers around the world.

From Benzinga RSS Feed: The World Needs More Lithium. This Company Cracked the Code to Better Extraction, and They’re Quickly Scaling Into Commercial Production.

General Motors already invested.Now, you have the chance to join them as an early-stage shareholder.

General Motors already invested.Now, you have the chance to join them as an early-stage shareholder.

General Motors already invested.Now, you have the chance to join them as an early-stage shareholder.

General Motors already invested. Now, you have the chance to join them as an early-stage shareholder.

What do electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and your smartphone have in common? All of their batteries use lithium, a naturally-occurring metal that’s seeing growing demand from manufacturers around the world.