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

Conventional lithium-ion batteries may have sown the seeds for our transition to electric mobility, but they have certain shortcomings. They’re flammable, their range is still limited, and they’re not ...

A new battery technology has been developed that delivers significantly higher energy storage—enough to alleviate EV range ...

Discover which metal holds the title of lightest element! Learn why Lithium (Li) is less dense than water, how it floats, and why this small, soft metal is vital for powering modern technology, from ...

While lithium-ion batteries have experienced steady improvements, a lot of research has gone into new chemistries that provide a much larger leap in performance. Some of that work has focused on ...

Prof. Hong Xu's team in Tsinghua University reports a substrate-assisted interfacial polymerization approach to easily prepare a uniform, large-area, and microcontinuous 3D-COF membrane, and ...

A new lithium metal battery without an anode achieves record-breaking energy density, potentially revolutionizing the ...

Lithium is called the Metal of the Future because of its importance in lithium-ion batteries, electric vehicles, renewable ...

The first nanoscale images ever taken inside intact, lithium-metal coin batteries (also called button cells or watch batteries) challenge prevailing theories and could help make future ...

But lithium, copper, aluminum, and steel have also managed to end up running right beside them, instead of trailing behind, thanks to insanely strong demand ...