Researchers in Korea have developed a method to improve the lifespan and performance of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) by introducing a lithium salt into the battery’s electrolyte. The study shows that ...

The world cannot have enough of the third element on the periodic table. From smartphones and laptops to state-of-the-art EVs, all are powered by lithium batteries. The demand for metal is only going ...

Conventional lithium mining is a slow, water-intensive, and environmentally damaging process. The prevailing technique, ...

As electric vehicles become more common, the number of used lithium-ion batteries is soaring. These batteries contain valuable metals such as nickel, cobalt, and lithium, but current recycling methods ...

Pseudocapacitive materials employ rapid, non-diffusion-limited faradaic processes to store charge, demonstrating significant ...