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.....»»
Piston Group to manufacture EV batteries for startup Our Next Energy
Piston Group said it plans to produce ONE's Aries battery packs, which utilize lithium iron phosphate chemistry to "increase range and reduce cost while eliminating nickel and cobalt supply chain and safety concerns.".....»»
LFP battery increasingly applied to electric buses, energy storage systems
LFP (lithium ferro-phosphate) batteries are gaining momentum in EV applications, especially for electric buses and energy storage systems, with Foxconn's electric buses also adopting such batteries, according to supply chain sources......»»
Chinese carmakers, Tesla eyeing midrange market
The surging costs of lithium batteries and vehicle components continue to pressure suppliers of micro- and small-sized cars in China. Many of them are migrating to the mid-priced tier, whereas Tesla plans to launch cheaper models......»»
Lithium battery materials shortages add pressure to EV makers
The rapid growth of electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems has intensified the short supply of lithium batteries, while battery materials prices are being further pushed up by manufacturers' overbooking of materials, according to Chinese.....»»
GM battery suppliers complete $50 million investment in Li-Cycle
Lithium ion battery recycling firm Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. said it received its previously announced $50 million investment from General Motors battery suppliers LG Chem and LG Energy Solution. The investment, which was announced in December and res.....»»
Quantum one-way street in topological insulator nanowires
Very thin wires made of a topological insulator could enable highly stable qubits, the building blocks of future quantum computers. Scientists see a new result in topological insulator devices as an important step towards realizing the technology's p.....»»
Spintronics: How an atom-thin insulator helps transport spins
An intermediate layer consisting of a few atoms is helping to improve the transport of spin currents from one material to another. Until now, this process involves significant losses. A team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the M.....»»
240W Power Delivery is the Next Big Thing in Charging
Until the future finally comes and we find a good replacement for lithium-ion batteries, the only real breakthroughs we see on a consistent basis in the world of batteries is in the charging speed department. Companies like OnePlus and Huawei have be.....»»
U.S. commits more than $3.1 billion to boost EV battery output
About $3.16 billion in grants will be made available to produce key metals for the batteries, such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. The grants are intended to reduce U.S. reliance on competitors led by China......»»
U.S. commits more than $3.1 billion to boost U.S. EV battery output
About $3.16 billion in grants will be made available to produce key metals for the batteries, such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. The grants are intended to reduce U.S. reliance on competitors led by China......»»
Battery recycler TES: Circular economy is crucial in battery recycling
The EV battery world is crying out for a credible plan to address the spike in battery materials prices. Lithium, for example, the price has been growing all through 2021, hitting over US$25,000 per ton by the end of last year, and now jumped to the.....»»
Mexico Nationalizes Lithium Industry
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Peoples Dispatch: Mexico has officially nationalized its lithium industry. On April 21, the bill, proposed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), that modified the mining law to give the state the ex.....»»
QuantumScape sets up solid-state battery R&D center in Japan
QuantumScape, a developer of solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles (EV) has expanded into the Asia-Pacific region with an office in Kyoto, Japan. The new property will feature a laboratory for battery R&D, said the US-based.....»»
Atomic terahertz-vibrations solve the enigma of ultrashort soliton molecules
Stable packets of light waves—called optical solitons—are emitted in ultrashort-pulse lasers as a chain of light flashes. These solitons often combine into pairs with very short temporal separation. Introducing atomic vibrations in the terahertz.....»»
Understand basics of battery structure for efficient recycling (Part 3 of EV battery recycling industry report)
Lithium-ion batteries are commonly used in electric vehicles (EV) and storage systems. However, these batteries have a limited lifespan and once they reach the end of their life, they need to be recycled......»»
Lithium costs a lot of money—so why aren’t we recycling lithium batteries?
The nascent recycling industry needs to economically deconstruct lots of formats. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Earth Day is April 22, and its usual message—take care of our planet—has been given added urgency by the c.....»»
Lithium battery price rally to end amid China"s zero-COVID policy
Price rallies of lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) are expected to slow down as Shanghai adopted zero-COVID policy and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers were forced to halt production in Shanghai......»»
Why should we prioritize lithium-ion battery recycling? (Part 2 of EV battery recycling report)
In 1848, Michael Faraday, an English scientist, published a study in the Philosophical Magazine about the use of gutta-perca (a milky white natural latex from a Southeast Asian tree called Palaquium gutta) as an electrical insulator. Since then, this.....»»
Researcher highlights three major lithium-ion battery challenges
Lithium-ion battery (LIB) is known to be one of the most promising high-performance energy-storage devices and is widely adopted in electric vehicles (EVs). The global LIB market size is projected to grow at a 12.3% CAGR from US$41.1 billion in 2021.....»»
She Was Missing a Chunk of Her Brain. It Didn’t Matter
A woman grew up without her left temporal lobe, which highlights how amazingly plastic the brain is......»»