In cleanup from California fires, lithium-ion batteries are a dangerous challenge
One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after ...
The unexpected tech that could help your EV battery in the cold
Winter affects EV batteries in two ways. First, lithium-ion batteries work a little more slowly in the cold, so they’re less ...
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Humanity needs to diversify its lithium sources
The low-carbon transition needs batteries. And those need lithium. Fortunately, the metal is abundant, and science is getting ...
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SES AI wins two car manufacturers as partners
The battery developer SES, a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has won two unspecified car ...
The Race To Replace Lithium: Is Sodium the Future of Batteries?
Sodium-ion batteries show promise as a cheaper, more resilient alternative to lithium-ion technology, but achieving market ...
A solid electrolyte gives lithium-sulfur batteries ludicrous endurance
But this week, researchers described a lithium-sulfur battery that still has over 80 percent of its original capacity after ...
Tech’s ‘Three-Mile Island’ Moment: Lithium Battery Storage Catches Fire
This recent fire highlights not only the immediate environmental effects but also the long-term implications for the role of ...
‘Horrifying’ fire at California lithium battery plant sparks calls for new clean energy rules
When a massive fire erupted at one of the world's largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it ...
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Lithium-sulfur battery retains 80% charge capacity after 25,000 cycles
An international team of engineers and materials scientists has developed a lithium-sulfur battery capable of retaining 80% ...