AMHERST, Mass. – A groundbreaking new study recently published in the journal Earth’s Future and led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in collaboration with the University of ...

Lithium is a critical mineral used in batteries for electric vehicles, grid storage, and a host of personal electronics. It ...

A lithium-air battery generates electricity by allowing lithium ions (Li⁺) to move from the lithium anode through the electrolyte to the porous cathode, where they react with oxygen from the air to ...

From laptops and cell phones to vapes and electric vehicles, most people are surrounded by lithium-ion batteries daily.

Every few weeks, it seems, yet another lab proclaims yet another breakthrough in the race to perfect solid-state batteries: ...

In June, the Department of Defense announced that the mineral wealth of Afghanistan -- including iron, copper, gold and lithium -- might be worth more than $900 billion. Despite the historic ...

A South Korean court has handed a 15-year prison sentence to the boss of a lithium battery maker after a deadly fire last ...