Lithium-ion batteries contain nickel, cobalt, and lithium – valuable resources that play a major role in powering electric ...

A research team has identified a previously unknown degradation mechanism that occurs during the use of lithium-ion batteries ...

A team of scientists in South Korea has discovered a hidden problem that causes lithium-ion batteries to wear out faster—and they’ve found a simple way to stop it. These batteries are widely used in ...

Now, Chinese researchers have found a way to recycle nearly 100% of the lithium in a battery, The Independent first reported, ...

Africa has some of the richest cobalt deposits on Earth. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) leads the pack. It produces around 70% of the world's cobalt. This comes from its mineral-packed areas, ...

In recent years, cobalt has taken its place as one of the world’s most sought-after commodities due to its use in semiconductor chips and the lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs ...

German technology development firm says its multi-step lithium-ion battery recycling process can yield high-purity elements, ...

The chemistry promises huge gains in EV range at a third the cost and carbon footprint. But it's all at early stages on the ...

As they become more widely used, the number of spent batteries ... break up the spent cathode material from the batteries—lithium-coated nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NCM).