The batteries in both electric vehicles and common household tools can cause fires if they end up in floodwaters after a ...

Lithium-ion battery fires are rising in North Texas, pushing firefighters to test new tactics against the dangerous blazes.

One of the biggest obstacles on the road to a low-carbon energy future is caused by the rare-earth element lithium, a ...

If you put pure lithium into water, it will explode into crimson flames, but mixed with acids, lithium forms stable salts. Lithium compounds also dissolve uric acid, which doctors in the mid-1800s ...

Measuring water availability for lithium extraction can still be unpredictable, especially in the high-altitude Lithium Triangle in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. Current models can overestimate how ...

The increasing demand for lithium to support electric vehicle production is placing a significant strain on global freshwater resources, especially in already arid regions like the Lithium Triangle. A ...

A new report on the impact of lithium mining in South America’s lithium triangle has found that methods used by companies in ...

Almost every passenger carries lithium-ion batteries onto airplanes – in their phones, laptops, rechargeable powerpacks and ...

Mo Alkhadra spent years of his life figuring out how to remove troublesome materials like toxic lead and radioactive waste from water. But as he progressed along his doctorate studies at MIT, he ...

Innovative aluminum-based battery technology developed by CeNS and CeNSE offers safer, cheaper, and environmentally friendly ...