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.....»»
Could Grinding Up Lithium Batteries Help Recycle Them?
Researchers recovered lithium from batteries on a small scale by using mechanical force.....»»
US lags behind EU, Asia in promoting hydrogen-powered ICE vehicles to achieve carbon-neutrality
Electrification and decarbonization will not be achieved without electrifying long-haul fleets and other types of transportation such as rail, marine and aviation. As lithium batteries might not satisfy the range and power needs of heavy-duty transpo.....»»
Lithium, nickel prices on decline as China demand slows
Nickel, copper, and aluminum prices have fallen to their lowest points in months. Lithium carbonate, a key material for EV batteries, also plunged as supply outpaces demand......»»
Electric vehicle battery makers test a future without lithium
A year and a half ago, China's CATL put on a flashy event to make an announcement significant enough that Zeng Yuqun, the founder and chairman of the world's biggest battery maker, served as emcee......»»
Lithium carbonate prices drop nearly 40% amid China"s NEV subsidy reduction
Lithium carbonate, a material used in lithium batteries, including lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and ternary lithium batteries, has recently seen its price drop by nearly 40% to below CNY350,000 (US$51,000) per ton, compared to its peak at CNY600,000.....»»
Researchers propose electrodriven chemical looping ammonia synthesis mediated by lithium imide
Ammonia (NH3) is a promising energy vector for the storage and utilization of renewable energies. Artificially synthesizing NH3 from its elements requires harsh reaction conditions (400-500 °C, 10–30 MPa) because N2 is inert and nonpolar with a st.....»»
India to auction newly-found lithium reserves
India has found lithium reserves in the northern part of the country. An auction is expected to begin before further extraction as India is looking to build a self-reliant EV ecosystem and lessen its dependence on resource imports......»»
Major advance in super-resolution fluorescence microscopy
Scientists led by Nobel Laureate Stefan Hell at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg have developed a super-resolution microscope with a spatio-temporal precision of one nanometer per millisecond. An improved version of their r.....»»
CATL reports CNY328.6 billion in 2022 revenue, seeing slower profit growth in 4Q
China-based battery maker CATL had a strong 2022 despite the challenges caused by COVID-19 and the lithium price hike. The company saw a 152% growth in revenue and a 92.9% increase in net profit last year. However, its profit growth was much lower in.....»»
Meeting the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV battery requirements will be hard
Some EV battery thresholds achievable—if US allies are way, way too generous Enlarge / Lithium ore sits waiting for processing. (credit: Bloomberg Creative Photos) The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has some car trouble.....»»
Lithium-ion battery fires are happening more often. Here"s how to prevent them
Lithium-ion batteries, found in many popular consumer products, are under scrutiny again following a massive fire this week in New York City thought to be caused by the battery that powered an electric scooter......»»
CATL takes over Sichuan mining company to hold more lithium resources
World-leading battery maker CATL recently took over Sinuowei Mining, a China-based lithium mining company under restructuring. The buyout is expected to help CATL gain influence in battery raw material production and price......»»
Formosa Smart Energy forging close ties with major carmaker
Formosa Smart Energy Tech (FSET) has reportedly been approached by a major European carmaker with plans to jointly construct a lithium battery plant in the US......»»
Human temporal lobes are not very large in comparison with other primates
It had been thought to date that the species Homo sapiens has disproportionately large temporal lobes compared to other anthropoid primates, the group including anthropomorphic monkeys and apes. A new study, one of whose authors is Emiliano Bruner, a.....»»
India"s lithium discovery comes with environmental costs
The discovery of vast lithium deposits in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir, hailed as a win for the country's clean energy transition, comes at a price for communities in the Himalayan region, say villagers and environmental scientists......»»
Ford to sell EVs with 2 types of batteries, depending on customer needs
Ford will offer the less-expensive lithium iron phosphate chemistry on its Mustang Mach-E this spring and on the F-150 Lightning next year......»»
Ford Announces BlueOval Battery Park Michigan
Ford has announced plans for BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, a new $3.5 billion plant that will specialize in the production of lithium iron phosphate batteries. BlueOval Battery Park Michigan will be the first LFP battery manufacturing plant in the.....»»
GUS Technology setting up LTO and ternary pouch battery cell factory
LTO (lithium titanate oxide) and high-nickel ternary pouch battery cell ODM GUS Technology has invested NT$4.0 billion (US$132 million) to set up a factory with annual production capacity of 1GWh in northern Taiwan, with completion scheduled for the.....»»
New design for lithium-air battery could offer much longer driving range compared with the lithium-ion battery
Many owners of electric cars have wished for a battery pack that could power their vehicle for more than a thousand miles on a single charge. Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne Nati.....»»
U.S. lithium strategy won"t be enough to meet climate goals, rivals
If the U.S. industry grows at its current pace, the country will obtain less than 30 percent of the economic value of cells used domestically, according to a report by Li-Bridge......»»