Spatio-temporal isolator in lithium niobate on insulator
Integrated photonics is making strides towards hosting an increasing range of functionalities on a chip. Examples include information processing and computation as well as optical sensing and ranging applications. This has spurred advances in integra.....»»
NASA opposes lithium mining at tabletop flat Nevada desert site used to calibrate satellites
Environmentalists, ranchers and others have fought for years against lithium mining ventures in Nevada. Yet opposition to mining one particular desert tract for the silvery white metal used in electric car batteries is coming from unusual quarters: s.....»»
For EV batteries, lithium iron phosphate narrows the gap with nickel, cobalt
LFP has sparked new interest especially in the U.S., where a clutch of domestic and overseas manufacturers has pledged more than $14 billion in new production facilities......»»
Mazda eyes EV battery supply partnership with Panasonic
Panasonic Energy would supply Mazda with automotive cylindrical lithium-ion batteries made in Japan and North America for Mazda EVs expected to be rolled out in the latter half of this decade, the companies said in a statement......»»
Scientists describe a novel way to manipulate exotic materials
An advance in a topological insulator material—whose interior behaves like an electrical insulator but whose surface behaves like a conductor—could revolutionize the fields of next-generation electronics and quantum computing, according to scient.....»»
Japan to give Toyota $854 million support for domestic EV battery output
The automaker plans to invest the money in domestic production of lithium ion batteries for its EVs......»»
Single-atom vacancies in atomically thin insulators created in ultra-high vacuum
Single photons have applications in quantum computation, information networks, and sensors, and these can be emitted by defects in the atomically thin insulator hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). Missing nitrogen atoms have been suggested to be the atomi.....»»
Team develops organic redox polymer for aluminum-ion batteries with improved storage capacity
Aluminum-ion batteries are seen as a promising alternative to conventional batteries that use scarce and difficult-to-recycle raw materials such as lithium. This is because aluminum is one of the most common elements in the Earth's crust, is easier t.....»»
This tiny, all-weather Blink security camera is on sale for $60
The Blink Outdoor security camera, built to withstand the elements and can run on two AA lithium batteries for up to two years, is on sale from Amazon for $60......»»
Tailoring fluorine-rich solid electrolyte interphase to boost long cycling stability of lithium metal batteries
In a study published in the journal Science China Chemistry, fluorinated cyclic carbonate (DFEC) was introduced into ether electrolyte as a SEI-forming additive. The modified electrolyte could improve the interface of Li metal anode and achieve high.....»»
Tata to build Gigafactory for lithium-ion cells in Gujarat
Tata Group signed an MoU with India's western state of Gujarat to build a gigafactory for lithium-ion cells as EV sales have been increasing in India in recent years......»»
Dual-wavelength lasing: A new tool for steering high-harmonic generation
Multi-wavelength femtosecond pulses with flexible tunability in both the temporal and spectral domains have been widely desired, owing to their potential applications in controlling strong field ionization, electron dynamics, and high-order harmonic.....»»
Could the rush for lithium near California"s Salton Sea trigger earthquakes?
Just after midnight on April 30, residents near the Salton Sea in Southern California were jolted awake by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake. Dozens of people told the U.S. Geological Survey that they felt the shaking, with a couple locals reporting it was.....»»
Stellantis invests in lithium-sulfur EV battery startup Lyten
Stellantis is backing Lyten, a Silicon Valley startup that employs 3-D graphene, a "supermaterial," to create smaller, more dense lithium-sulfur EV batteries......»»
Li-Metal claims a more efficient way of making a next-generation EV battery material
Li-Metal says it can make lithium metal from lithium carbonate, without an intermediary step that creates toxic byproducts. Profitability and scale are still works in progress......»»
Inside Our Next Energy"s new metro Detroit battery plants
Our Next Energy is scheduled to ship its first electric vehicle batteries, built on a small assembly line in metro Detroit, to customers this week. By the end of the year, CEO Mujeeb Ijaz said the Novi-based LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery st.....»»
Progressive quantum leaps—high-speed, thin-film lithium niobate quantum processors driven by quantum emitters
Scalable photonic quantum computing architectures require photonic processing devices. Such platforms rely on low-loss, high-speed, reconfigurable circuits and near-deterministic resource state generators. In a new report now published in Science Adv.....»»
Emerging lithium supplier Argentina says it"s close to US deal under IRA
The world's fastest-growing lithium producer says it could soon gain access to the US market......»»
Ford secures multiple lithium deals to make 2 million EVs by 2026
Ford Motors announced several agreements with lithium companies on May 22, a step forward to support its EV ambitions. The carmaker also aims to achieve a margin of 8% of earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for its EV business segment by late 2.....»»
Ford signs deal with Nemaska Lithium in push to boost EV output
The deal with the Canadian lithium company comes as North American automakers race to secure supplies of battery materials to boost EV output......»»
Toyota ‘investing like crazy" in new EV batteries but no big sea change expected
Toyota's top scientist expects lithium ion battery chemistry to be the mainstay for another 10 to 20 years, even as the automaker invests ‘like crazy' in breakthrough technologies......»»