Learn what sodium-ion batteries are, how they compare to lithium-ion, and whether they could become the future of energy storage.

So Jarrott and his Focused Energy colleague Jacob Peterson decided to set off on their own, founding Hexium with an eye ...

A common lithium salt has revealed new possibilities for manufacturing cheaper, longer-lasting battery materials.

In this process, an electric current is passed burn through the molten lithium chloride to supply electrons to Li ions, reducing them to lithium metal and producing chlorine gas: Unfortunately, the ...

After the first level has two electrons, the next electron goes into the second level. 2nd Period: Lithium to neon—Electrons go into the second level. After the second level has 8 electrons, the next ...

Demand for rechargeable batteries is soaring, driven by electric vehicles, renewable energy storage, and portable electronics. Lithium-ion batteries attract the most attention because of their ...

Chinese researchers have come up a new ‘precision therapy’ for old lithium-ion batteries to restore them to near ...

Lithium atoms give up electrons as they move from one side of a battery to the other, creating an electrical current. The negative side of the cell is typically made of graphite, and the positive ...