(Reuters Health) - Lithium from batteries that power smartphones, tablets and electric cars may contaminate tap water, a Korean study suggests. Drinking water can contain a little lithium because the ...

AMHERST, Mass. – A groundbreaking new study recently published in the journal Earth’s Future and led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in collaboration with the University of ...

ADELPHI, Md. -- Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Maryland have developed for the first time a lithium-ion battery that uses a water-salt solution as its ...

The Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) is warning Ontarians about the risks of lithium-ion battery fires as Fire Prevention ...

An innovative method for trapping lithium ions has led to a promising technology for extracting precious lithium isotopes—a ...

Lithium-ion batteries have become part of everyday life, powering everything from smartphones to solar backup systems. But ...

For the first time a lithium-ion battery has been developed that uses a water-salt solution as its electrolyte and reaches the 4.0 volt mark desired for household electronics, such as laptop computers ...

A groundbreaking new study comprehensively accounts for the hydrological impact of lithium mining. Since lithium is the key component of the lithium-ion batteries that are crucial for the transition ...