If scaled up, this method could easily address the biggest issues in lithium mining, as well as the looming supply crisis for the valuable element.

Demand for lithium has surged in recent years as lithium-ion batteries increasingly power more of our world. And yet, even as ...

America’s latest discovery adds to a growing scramble for key minerals as the country races to reduce foreign dependence.

A breakthrough lithium-extraction method could help solve one of clean energy’s dirtiest problems. Researchers at Columbia ...

While we make batteries based on many different chemistries, nothing has approached the massive scale at which we can produce ...

Researchers developed a vermiculite membrane to efficiently extract lithium from seawater. This technology could reduce environmental damage and geopolitical risks tied to traditional lithium mining.

Despite promises of bringing cash and clean energy to a long-struggling region in the California desert, a new lithium mining project is already under scrutiny for allegedly ignoring the severe ...

The companies asking the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission to approve their proposal for lithium royalties submitted an amended application to the commission Tuesday afternoon, which made changes that ...

The multi-billion-dollar future of clean energy was unlocked by a trip to the hardware ...

Precious Anga Lagos — Nigeria’s fast-growing lithium rush is leaving a dangerous trail in several mining communities, with illegal and poorly regulated operations exposing residents and workers to ...

The Silver Peak mine in Nevada is the only operating lithium project in the United States. Expansion of the nation’s only operating lithium mine would likely have only a modest impact on its remote ...

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