ANEGASAKI, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's No.2 oil refiner, Idemitsu Kosan <5019.T> plans to build a large-scale plant for lithium sulphide, a key material for all-solid-state batteries, at its Chiba ...

An artificial intelligence (AI) program has identified a material not found in nature that could reduce the amount of lithium used in batteries by up to 70%. The new material, a blend of sodium, ...

Scientists at the Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR) at Tohoku University in Japan have turned to manganese-rich oxides to build long-lasting cathodes with nearly perfect cycling ...

A battery materials company plans to build the world’s first lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory in Nevada. Lyten, a California-based startup, said it will invest more than $1 billion in a project that ...

DETROIT — Solid-state battery technology, which many consider the best option for electric vehicles, needs one important characteristic to succeed: a clear advantage over tried-and-true lithium ion ...

Neighbors in the Homefield neighborhood of Yonkers are concerned about a possible lithium-ion battery storage facility that would be built nearby. "This is something we don't want in the neighborhood, ...