Bilal El-Zahab poses during a tour of the Battery Research Laboratory on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at the FIU Engineering Center in Miami, Fla. Dr. El-Zahab’s laboratory has created a Lithium ...

The company is partnering with Argonne National Laboratory to recover lithium metal waste from industrial processes in the United States and repurpose it for battery production. By using recycled ...

Instead of discarding old batteries, why not turn them into a ... It's a fantastic and easy way to repurpose common items, and the results will surprise you! George Foreman, the fearsome ...

In 2022, lithium battery shortages for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage reached a peak. Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged global investment in lithium refining, calling it a "money printer" and ...

While many people think of rural landscapes as agricultural hubs, more and more people are realizing the benefits of growing food, flowers, and fiber in urban spaces. Urban cores and peri-urban spaces ...

New study challenges assumptions about solid-state lithium metal batteries Date: March 19, 2025 Source: Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University Summary: A recent study ...

Love your column! -- Ann G., via email Ann, I love to repurpose items when I can. I had an old broom handle that I mounted on a wall in my crafting room. I took all my rolls of ribbons and string ...

And while batteries themselves aren’t some new technology, the lithium-ion (Li-on) kind that powers most of our devices only began gaining ground a few short decades ago. But just as the world ...

With industries and consumers dependent on single-use and rechargeable batteries, the global waste problem continues to escalate. Lithium-ion batteries, while effective, contribute significantly ...