The word atom comes from Greek for indivisible. But don't let the name fool you. A simulation by US theoretical physicists has provided the first fully microscopic characterization of the moment an ...

Billionaire prospector Mark Creasy has more than doubled annual profits at his flagship private company, thanks mostly to Gina Rinehart’s takeover of lithium explorer Azure Minerals. Creasy’s ...

This structure prevents the company from fully capitalizing on high market prices ... Amid these operational complexities, Kazatomprom’s recent partnership with Mon-Atom, Mongolia’s state-owned ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The US is on the cusp of a lithium boom after years of laying the groundwork for an electric-vehicle supply chain that doesn't rely on China.

Lithium is leached from rhyolite source rocks and concentrated in basin reservoirs, where it has traditionally been pumped to the surface and allowed to evaporate in the desert sun. Credit ...

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology has historically been the power cell of choice, especially given that we’re always all looking to maximize our smartphone’s battery life. However, many ...

Exxon Mobil is among the firms investing in lithium extraction in this area, having acquired drilling rights for 120,000 acres within the Smackover Formation, a geological structure consisting of ...

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have announced a groundbreaking advancement in lithium-ion battery technology. Their new design, featuring a dual ...

Solidion’s solid-state batteries can be manufactured at scale using current lithium-ion cell production facilities; this feature enables fastest time-to-market of safe solid-state batteries.

Lithium miner Pilbara Minerals Ltd. is suspending output from its Ngungaju processing plant at the Pilgangoora project in Western Australia, as a price downturn squeezes the sector. The ongoing ...

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in improving the efficiency of an electrochemical reaction that produces hydrogen peroxide—a vital chemical for industrial applications including ...

A big rig overturned, sparking a fierce lithium-ion battery blaze that spewed toxic gases, snarled port traffic and resulted in what one official said was massive economic losses from delayed ...