Lithium

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Lithium oxide sublimation opens doors for cheaper and quicker battery manufacturing
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Lithium oxide sublimation opens doors for cheaper and quicker battery manufacturing

Vapor study between Li2O and TMO oxide precursors. Credit: Nature Energy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41560-025-01738-4 A common lithium salt has revealed new possibilities for...

Self-healing lithium battery stretches, survives punctures and cuts
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Self-healing lithium battery stretches, survives punctures and cuts

Stretchable aqueous Li-ion battery. (G) 50% stretched, (H) 180° twisted, (I) folded, and (J) punctured by a needle. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI:...

Electrolyte additives enhance ultra-thin lithium metal anodes for longer-lasting batteries
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Electrolyte additives enhance ultra-thin lithium metal anodes for longer-lasting batteries

a) Cycle performance of pouch-type Li||NMC811 cells under N/P of 2.05 with E/C of 6 g Ah−1 and b) voltage profiles at different...

Bio-based technology successfully recovers up to 95% of high-purity lithium from spent batteries
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Bio-based technology successfully recovers up to 95% of high-purity lithium from spent batteries

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A microbial electrochemical technology capable of recovering 90%–95% of lithium from spent lithium-ion batteries has been developed by scientists...

Using niobium tungsten oxide to allow lithium batteries to charge faster
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Using niobium tungsten oxide to allow lithium batteries to charge faster

Anisotropic lattice change upon lithium-ion intercalation. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57576-1 A team of engineers, chemists and materials scientists in China and...

Solid-state lithium batteries may not deliver expected energy boost, study says
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Solid-state lithium batteries may not deliver expected energy boost, study says

Synthesis of cubic LLZO. (a) Hot pressing or spark plasma sintering, (b) dense and transparent LLZO disk prepared by hot pressing [94], (c)...

Lithium needed for the battery revolution could be harvested from saltwater lakes thanks to a new membrane
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Lithium needed for the battery revolution could be harvested from saltwater lakes thanks to a new membrane

Schematic diagram of selective electrodialysis process for lithium extraction from brine solution. Credit: Nature Water (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44221-025-00398-8 Demand for lithium is rising...

Scientists show nylon can improve lithium battery performance
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Scientists show nylon can improve lithium battery performance

(a) Tests of Li+ transference number of BEA. Direct current (DC) polarization was conducted using symmetrical Li cells at 20 °C (the inset...

Efficient lithium extraction method could transform battery supply chains
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Efficient lithium extraction method could transform battery supply chains

Investigation of ion and water transport in the SSE. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq9823 In the race to meet the growing global...