Which is your favourite chemical element? To mark the International Year of the Periodic Table, our science journalists will be arguing for their pick from the 118 known elements. In this instalment, ...

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The Lithium-Element plant (managed by RT-Capital of Rostec State Corporation) has developed a new electrolyte recipe for chemical current sources (HIT) of the thionyl chloride/lithium system. The ...

A global energy transition is underway to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. But while this shift is essential for meeting our net-zero goals, it has forced us to lean more heavily on other scarce ...

April 21 (Reuters) - Chile, the world's second largest lithium producer, said it plans to transfer control of the production of the mineral essential for electric vehicle (EV) batteries to a new state ...

Climate change is forcing a worldwide shift away from coal, oil, and gas. Solar farms stretch across plains. Wind turbines line ridges. Electric cars glide quietly down city streets. Behind nearly all ...

The chemical element lithium has been found for the first time in material ejected by a nova. Observations of Nova Centauri 2013 made using telescopes at ESO’s La Silla Observatory, and near Santiago ...

New patent filing advances intellectual property for separation and purification of lithium from lithium-bearing brines ...

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