45+ min ago   (500+ words) During charging and discharging, lithium or sodium ions move back and forth within a battery. The speed and ease with which these ions move affect the battery’s performance and lifespan. Developing better batteries therefore requires researchers to precisely determine where…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (197+ words) SteelX Solar Power, will commence offering lightweight, integrated solar roofing solutions to the North American market in partnership with Swedish developer and manufacturer of thin film solar cells and panels Midsummer. The aim is to deliver integrated solar solutions engineered…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (186+ words) Lithium Ark, the technology company pioneering a new approach to lithium refining, today announced that its proprietary process, now named Ark Loop, has been granted a European patent. The name Ark Loop reflects both its connection to Lithium Ark and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (615+ words) Now, a research team led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, in collaboration with colleagues at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and several academic labs, has captured snapshots of these events that are triggered when light strikes a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (749+ words) Lithium-ion batteries power transportation and grid storage and enable our digital lives, but these ubiquitous batteries require frequent recharging and can fail over time. To make batteries more reliable and longer lasting, researchers are exploring how to replace liquids inside…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (177+ words) An engineered liquid metal-semiconductor interface turns a traditionally passive conductor into a current-controlling component, opening new possibilities for circuits that can stretch, reshape, and reconfigure in real time. The researchers also showed that the switching voltage could be tuned by…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (209+ words) A project-by-project analysis reveals how Western Australia rapidly scaled up hard-rock lithium production, even as volatile prices, rising costs, and downstream processing challenges tested the economics of its expansion. In recent years, Western Australia has emerged as a global hub…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (667+ words) Forge Nano Breaks Ground on a major expansion of its lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Morrisville, North Carolina, as part of its U.S. battery manufacturing platform and in partnership with Samsung SDI. The expansion will transform Forge Nano's existing 100,000-square-foot Morrisville…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (554+ words) The University of Surrey team focused on nanostructured sodium vanadate hydrate (NaV3O8.xH2O or NVOH), a layered material capable of storing sodium ions. Structural water sits in the lattice and widens vanadium-oxide layers, creating larger channels that allow sodium ions to move…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (217+ words) Today marked a milestone more than six years in the making as Labman's Rolls-Royce RB211-535 jet engine was finally lifted into its permanent home at the heart of our new headquarters extension. The 3.5-ton engine, which once powered a Boeing 757 in…...