Lightweight lithium metal is a heavy-hitting critical mineral, serving as the key ingredient in the rechargeable batteries that power phones, laptops, electric vehicles and more. As ubiquitous as ...

The cone and disc structures offer curvature and spacing that welcome sodium and potassium ions without the need for chemical ...

The method extracts lithium from rock in minutes using low heat and water, without acid and with less energy than traditional processes.

CATL believes that sodium-ion batteries could potentially replace ... China has recently halted export of rare earth minerals and magnets, and seems likely to want to keep all the best innovations ...

"We found that mixing the lithium-containing mineral, called spodumene, with sodium hydroxide ... satellite navigation systems, batteries and even as a rocket propellant—from lepidolite ...