It’s no exaggeration to say that the development of cheap rechargeable lithium-ion batteries has changed the world. Enabling everything from smartphones to electric cars, their ability to pack ...
But the technology powering this—rechargeable lithium-ion batteries—heralded a genuine technological revolution when these batteries first appeared on the commercial scene in the 1990s, and they ...
Minerals such as lithium are typical component materials today, explains Kenichi Oyaizu, who leads the unit. And while rechargeable battery technology is expected to reduce fossil fuel consumption ...