A common lithium salt has revealed new possibilities for manufacturing cheaper, longer-lasting battery materials.

The company built just 38 Valiants, a more aggressive version of the Valour, with only one destined for the Great White North ...

Once open, Thacker Pass is expected to produce 40,000 metric tons of battery-quality lithium carbonate per year in its first phase, enough for up to 800,000 electric vehicles. Boards, Policy ...

Lithium-ion batteries ... The researchers produced a prototype betavoltaic battery with carbon-14, an unstable and radioactive form of carbon, called radiocarbon. "I decided to use a radioactive ...

Freshwater availability for lithium mining in the Lithium Triangle is significantly overestimated, with actual inflow ranging from 2 to 33 mm per year, contrary to previous estimates of 90 to 230 mm.

It may not replace the old, reliable lithium-ion battery that powers most of our gadgets. However, the betavoltaic battery’s long life—coupled with its ability to operate in extreme conditions ...

The good news is that Windows laptops have a battery report feature that breaks down whether your battery is still kicking or on its last legs. All you need to do is enter a simple line of code.

One of the major goals of lithium-ion battery makers over the past several years has been speeding up battery charging, especially large batteries, such as those used in electric vehicles. The team ...

Limitless power from nuclear fusion may be a step closer following the accidental discovery of a new process to supply the isotope lithium-6, which is vital to providing fuel for a sustainable ...

An all-solid-state lithium metal battery could achieve an energy density of approximately 272 Wh/kg, slightly exceeding the 250 to 270 Wh/kg existing lithium-ion batteries offer.

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative ...