Mining metals for lithium-ion batteries carries environmental and ethical concerns. To make batteries more sustainable and to reduce costs, carmakers are trying new strategies, including cutting the ...

Science and global politics intertwine in the rivalry between lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides and lithium iron ...

Researchers have developed a new method for producing a key component of lithium-ion batteries. The result is a more affordable battery from a faster, less wasteful process that uses less toxic ...

Redwood Materials, a battery recycling and components company started by Tesla cofounder JB Straubel, says it will make cathodes for Panasonic’s new battery plant in Kansas in a deal worth billions of ...

(Nanowerk News) Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are growing in adoption, used in devices like smartphones and laptops, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. But supplies of nickel and ...

Nickel-rich layered cathodes are promising candidates for the next-generation high-energy lithium-ion batteries because of their high energy density and competitive cost. However, with long-term ...

Demand is booming for batteries that are faster, thinner and cheaper. We want electric cars and bikes that travel further, devices that last longer, charge quicker and cost less. Today, lithium-ion ...

This study develops a high-accuracy machine-learning framework to predict and optimize metal-doped MnO2 cathodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries, validated through experiments and DFT, enabling rapid ...

Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a surface reconstruction strategy to create durable, non-noble metal-based cathodes that improve the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The study was ...

Manganese is earth-abundant and cheap. A new process could help make it a contender to replace nickel and cobalt in batteries. Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are growing in adoption, used in ...