Siddarth Kara's bestseller, "Cobalt Red: How the Blood of Congo Powers Our Lives," focuses on problems surrounding the sourcing of cobalt, a critical component of lithium-ion batteries that power many ...

The world cannot have enough of the third element on the periodic table. From smartphones and laptops to state-of-the-art EVs, all are powered by lithium batteries. The demand for metal is only going ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The green revolution promises a future powered by lithium batteries. The demand for this essential battery mineral is expected to ...

While the electric vehicle company has a permit to discharge effluent into a ditch, the local drainage district said it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Korean researchers have extended lithium metal anodes' lifespan by 750 percent using water, marking a major breakthrough in ...

The chief of the largest container port in the Americas has warned that near-inextinguishable lithium-ion battery fires on vessels pose a growing risk to global supply chains as volatile geopolitics ...

Scientists have invented a new “water battery” that they say won’t catch fire or explode like their popular lithium-ion counterparts and could replace them entirely within a decade. Lithium-ion ...

Chinese scientists have created a new type of water-based battery that is more efficient at storing energy than standard lithium-ion batteries. The new battery type is also supposedly safer than ...

The Hamlin Morton Walker Fire District is warning residents about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries after one caused ...