Nov. 13, 2024 — An international team of scientists has identified a surprising factor that accelerates the degradation of lithium-ion batteries leading to a steady loss of charge. This ...

The rising demand for lithium and environmental concerns are driving the search for alternative battery technologies. Sodium-ion, lithium-sulfur, solid-state, and silicon anode batteries are ...

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology has historically been the power cell of choice, especially given that we’re always all looking to maximize our smartphone’s battery life. However ...

After decades of lithium-ion batteries dominating the market, a new option has emerged: batteries made with sodium ions. Scientists have been researching alternatives to lithium for years.

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Photos posted on Facebook by Madison County 911 show Critical Mineral Recovery, one of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery processing facilities, with a hole in its partially collapsed roof.

Potassium-ion batteries have emerged as a strong alternative to traditional lithium-ion systems, thanks to the abundant and widely available potassium resources worldwide. This latest breakthrough ...

Sodium-ion batteries work similarly to their lithium-ion equivalents; charge-carrying ions move between positive and negative electrodes during charge and discharge cycles. However, sodium-ion ...

Around 7:45 p.m., an emergency dispatcher told The Independent crews were still fighting the fire. Smoke billows out of the roof of Critical Mineral Recovery’s lithium-ion battery recycling plant near ...

A fire swept through a large battery-recycling plant in Fredericktown, Missouri, on Wednesday, October 30, prompting evacuation orders in the area. The blaze broke out at a lithium-ion-battery ...