As the owner of a 3-year-old laptop, I feel the finite lifespan of lithium batteries acutely. It’s still a great machine, but the cost of a battery replacement would take me a significant way down the ...

Scientists unveil a solid electrolyte that moves lithium as fast as liquids, promising safer, fast-charging batteries.

Lithium-ion batteries revolutionized the world when Sony brought them to the mass market in 1991. Compared to previous rechargeable battery technology, they were lighter, more energy-dense, last ...

A new anode-free battery design achieves record energy density using stabilized lithium metal, offering a path to longer EV ...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been central to the global energy transition, enabling electric vehicles, portable electronics, and grid-scale storage through their high power density, energy ...

Global demand for lithium is rapidly increasing due to the growth of electric vehicles, with current recycling rates of lithium-ion batteries being significantly low. Recycling lithium-ion batteries ...

Tod Kingston is studying ways to make lithium-ion batteries safer. (photo by Christopher Gannon ISU) An Iowa State University researcher is using a special tool to test the limits of lithium-ion ...

Electricity is having another Thomas Edison moment of transformation this century, and it’s all thanks to lithium-ion batteries. Nearly 150 years after the American scientist patented the light bulb ...