A breakthrough lithium-extraction method could help solve one of clean energy’s dirtiest problems. Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a fast new technique that pulls lithium directly ...

Lithium has already occupied an unshakable position in the field of energy transformation, due to its near-irreplaceability in the production of high-energy density batteries for electric vehicles 1,2 ...

Lightweight lithium metal is a heavy-hitting critical mineral, serving as the key ingredient in the rechargeable batteries that power phones, laptops, electric vehicles and more. As ubiquitous as ...

Lithium is an important raw material for new energy vehicles, and ensuring its supply is of great significance for global green sustainable development. Salt lake brine is the main lithium resource, ...

Top-down view of a cylindrical device showing clear droplets on the bottom surface. When humid air passes over brine-mining waste in a cylindrical tower, lithium chloride is first to absorb moisture ...

Lithium demand is expected to increase significantly in the coming decades as the world turns to greener sources of energy to meet its net-zero goals. But extracting and processing lithium is not an ...