Lithium. While it’s not quite “the Spice” of Dune, the silvery, reactive metal is an extraordinarily valuable means for ...

An international team of collaborators has made the first direct observation of the anionic redox reaction in a lithium-rich battery material. The research opens up pathways for improving existing ...

Kazutomo Suenaga (Prime Senior Researcher) of the Nanomaterials Research Institute and collaborators have succeeded in visualizing light elements including lithium at the precision level of individual ...

A way of tracing the origin of lithium could help hold battery producers accountable and ensure that they only use ethical sources for the metal, which is becoming increasingly vital to the global ...

In the battery industry, the drive for greater energy efficiency, improved safety, and cost reduction continues to fuel the search for advanced chemistries and novel cell geometries. Elemental ...

Which Metal is the Lightest of All? The natural world is governed by density, which dictates whether something floats, sinks, or is heavy to lift. In the world of metals—those strong, shiny materials ...

The commercialization of nickel-rich LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 (NMC811) has been hindered by the continuous loss of practical capacity and a reduction in the average working voltage. Performance degradation ...

Batteries have come a long way since Volta first stacked copper and zinc discs together 200 years ago. While the technology has continued to evolve from lead-acid to lithium-ion, many challenges still ...