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.....»»
Biden Invokes the Defense Production Act to Fix the Lithium Shortage
The administration will use its security-related powers to encourage mining raw materials for batteries. But a sustainable fix will take years......»»
US probe of LGES cells an alert for EV and energy storage developers
A US investigation into alleged defects of LG Energy Solutions (LGES) battery cells has renewed attention to the safety risks of lithium-ion batteries, an issue that is relevant to electric vehicles (EVs) as well as energy storage systems, according.....»»
Harvard Researchers Build the First Integrated Laser on a Lithium Niobate Chip
Harvard University's school of engineering has an announcement. "For all the recent advances in integrated lithium niobate photonic circuits — from frequency combs to frequency converters and modulators — one big component has remained fr.....»»
Nissan, NASA Teaming Up On Solid-State Batteries
Nissan is working with NASA on a new type of battery for electric vehicles that promises to charge more quickly and be lighter yet safe, the Japanese automaker said Friday. CBS News reports: The all-solid-state battery will replace the lithium-ion ba.....»»
Epsilon Carbon eyes cathode materials amid cell investment boom
After foraying into anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, India-based carbon black provider Epsilon Carbon has expanded into cathode materials with US-based The Metals Company......»»
Multiple recalls spark Fed investigation of LG’s electric car batteries
Five automakers have issued recalls linked to defective lithium-ion cells. Enlarge / Lithium-ion cells made by LG Energy Solutions have been linked to multiple fires and malfunctions since 2020. (credit: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/Light.....»»
Turmoil at Metals Exchange Trading Nickel Used in Lithium-Ion Batteries and EVs
Early last month on the London Metals Exchange, a Chinese metals producer named Tsingshan Holding Group "wagered a massive bet that the price of nickel would fall," reports CNN Business. At the peak Tsingshan's position "was equivalent to about an ei.....»»
US to encourage domestic mining for lithium and nickel by invoking Cold War-era law
The US government is addressing the critical shortages of EV battery materials by invoking Defense Production Act (DPA) to boost domestic mineral production and reduce reliance on imports from China and South Korea, according to the Wall Street Journ.....»»
Lithium battery materials may turn oversupplied in 2025, says China EV100 executive
Lithium-ion battery material supply is expected to gradually catch up with demand in the next 2-3 years but may turn to an oversupply in 2025. Power cell battery shipments are expected to rise to 1,200GWh in the next year or two, but the volumes are.....»»
EV battery startup InoBat Auto to visit Taiwan
Slovakia-based battery startup InoBat Auto, developing lithium-ion batteries for EV and aviation sectors, will visit Taiwan in April/May to seek manufacturers and potential customers, as part of its plan to consolidate its global supply chain, compan.....»»
Periodic volcanism may have triggered multiple Jurassic extinctions
Severe environmental crises led to a series of large-scale extinction events in the Jurassic period 178-186 million years (myr) ago. The turmoil has been ascribed to the abundant release of volcanic gases, but the temporal link between volcanism and.....»»
Stellantis and LGES to form JV for lithium-ion battery production plant in Canada
Stellantis and LG Energy Solution (LGES) have announced they will invest over CAD5 billion (US$4.1 billion) to form a joint venture that will produce lithium-ion batteries in Canada for electric vehicles (EV)......»»
EV battery report: What is going to power the cars of the future?
Vehicle sales in 2020 and 2021 showed widespread adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Typical BEVs currently use lithium-ion batteries, which are unstable and require expensive rare minerals, notably cobalt. Because it is crucial to refining.....»»
Could Geothermal Power Plants Become a Source of Lithium?
"Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, overshadowed by relatively cheap solar and wind power, despite its proven potential," argues a new article in Fast Company. "But that may soon change — for an une.....»»
Re-jigged cathode recipe gives new hope to solid-state batteries for electric vehicles
Solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, offering greater energy density and range than contemporary lithium-ion batteries, remain out of reach, not least due to challenges coming from the composition of the battery's cathode. A new cathode compo.....»»
Eliminating the bottlenecks in performance of lithium-sulfur batteries
Energy storage in lithium-sulfur batteries is potentially higher than in lithium-ion batteries but they are hampered by a short life. Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden have now identified the main bottlenecks in performance......»»
Stellantis, LG Energy to open $4.1 billion EV battery plant in Canada in 2024
The sprawling facility, expected to begin operations in 2024, will have capacity to produce 45 gigawatt hours (GWh) of lithium-ion battery cells and modules to supply the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram parent firm’s auto assembly operations in Ontar.....»»
Japan"s carmakers betting on all-solid-state battery
While the lithium-ion battery is widely used in electric vehicles (EV), the technology offers a limited driving range. The all-solid-state battery looks the most promising among all the solutions to address range anxiety. Toyota, Nissan, and Honda ar.....»»
Physicists find direct evidence of strong electron correlation in a 2D material for the first time
In recent years, physicists have discovered materials that are able to switch their electrical character from a metal to an insulator, and even to a superconductor, which is a material in a friction-free state that allows electrons to flow with zero.....»»
AMD announces FSR upscaling 2.0, promises big, hardware-agnostic gains
Admits that FSR 1.0 wasn't up to snuff—which led to new, temporal-based solution. Enlarge (credit: AMD) When the PC industry's two biggest graphics card manufacturers aren't battling over benchmarks or chip shortage woes, th.....»»