Tech-savvy readers may know that much of the world’s lithium, the lightweight metal at the heart of lithium-ion batteries, comes from South American brines. They may be surprised, however, by a new ...

Electro-Chemo-Mechanical Origins of Lithium Dendrite Growth. Schematic illustration of lithium dendrite formation governed by coupled electrochemical, chemical, and mechanical processes. In liquid ...

Much of the world’s lithium occurs in salty waters with fundamentally different chemistry than other naturally saline waters like the ocean, according to a study published on May 23 in Science ...

Lithium is unique in the cosmos. It’s one of the only elements thought to have at least three cosmic origins: the Big Bang, nuclear reactions in stars, and cosmic ray collisions. Scientists have used ...