Lithium News

With the rapid growth of the smart and wearable electronic devices market, smart next-generation energy storage systems that have energy storage functions as well as additional color-changing properties are receiving a great deal of attention. However, existing electrochromic devices have low electrical conductivity, leading to low efficiency in electron and ion mobility, and low storage […]

The hybrid battery both stores electrical energy and generates useful chemicals simultaneously. Rechargeable batteries store electricity in their electrode materials, while redox flow batteries use chemicals stored in tanks attached to the electrodes. Scientists have recently engineered a hybrid battery system that not only stores and provides electricity, but also generates useful chemicals in a […]

A team of scientists in Japan has developed a new method of making all-solid-state batteries that could reduce the cost of mass production of this alternative to lithium-ion batteries. The method, developed by a research group at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, would allow battery materials to be exposed to air during manufacturing, reducing the […]

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a flexible battery that’s as thin as a human cornea. This innovative energy storage device charges itself when submerged in a saline solution and has the potential to fuel smart contact lenses in the future. Smart contact lenses are high-tech contact lenses capable of […]

Researchers from the University of Bayreuth, Germany, with partners from China, have made a significant breakthrough in battery technology. Using an innovative nitrate-based additive, they have successfully developed a new solid-state lithium-metal battery that is both stable and potentially long-lasting. This, the research team stresses, underscores the importance of molecular design in creating effective additives for quasi-solid-state […]

Zinc is a very useful battery material, especially when in combination with oxygen. Zinc-air batteries can be a powerful and safer alternative to lithium-ion, but until now, they’ve had one key fault. And it’s a big one. “These have been in the market for years now, but they’re not chargeable. They’re just one time use,” […]

Corvus Energy has been selected to supply the battery systems for the world’s largest 100% electric Ro-Pax ferry. With over 40 MWh of energy storage, the battery system will be four times larger than the current largest installation in all of maritime. The lighweight ferry, built by Incat in Tasmania for Buquebus, will be the […]

Britain on Thursday said it was working on a battery strategy, calling for views from companies, investors and battery designers, as it seeks to attract more investment into an industry that is key to its net zero goals. The Department for Business and Trade said in a statement that its strategy will be published in […]

Chinese battery giant CATL unveiled a new fast-charging battery last week—one that the company says can add up to 400 kilometers (about 250 miles) of range in 10 minutes. That’s faster than virtually all EV charging today, and CATL claims the new cells, which it plans to produce commercially by the end of 2023, will […]

Investors who bought Australian lithium stocks at the start of the year could have doubled their money or lost more than half of it — reflecting the extreme volatility of companies mining one of the world’s hottest commodities. Lithium mining is dominated by small and mid-sized firms in Australia, the world’s No.1 producer of the […]