As global demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to surge, a team of Rice University researchers has developed a faster, ...

In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium -- a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles -- a team of researchers has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction method ...

The rise of electric vehicles is a critical part of the move away from fossil fuels and the "greening" of transport. However, it isn't without its environmental challenges, one of the major issues ...

Recent advances in battery technology span from Rice University's rapid, eco-friendly lithium-ion recycling process to China's long-life, low-cost iron flow batteries and new electrolyte designs for ...

Researchers at Rice University have developed a water-based method that recovers valuable metals from ...

Carmakers are quickly adopting the newest generation of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are cheaper than their predecessors. But recycling lithium from the lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) ...

A Rice University research team has unveiled a rapid, acid-free method to recover lithium and transition metals from spent lithium-ion batteries. The two-step flash Joule heating chlorination and ...

Dover, Delaware, Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. (EPOW), is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Sunrise (Guizhou) New Energy ...

During the recent Digging Deeper: The Future of Mining Benzinga virtual event, Alex Wylie, president, CEO, and director of Volt Lithium, detailed the company’s groundbreaking approach. Unlike ...

‘Industry 4.0’ is the much touted ‘next Industrial Revolution.’ Through the widespread adaptation of automation and feedback technologies, there will not only be cost savings but also overall ...

Menachem Elimelech, the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Photo credit: Gustavo Raskosky/Rice University). In the race to meet the growing global demand for ...