The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Lithium is essential for the clean energy transition, but its extraction often involves severe environmental and health consequences. AlkaLi, a startup company, aims to revolutionize lithium ...

A new University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study demonstrates a commercially viable method for extracting lithium — a critical element used in rechargeable batteries and susceptible to supply chain ...

Chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a more efficient way to extract lithium from waste liquids leached from mining sites, oil fields and used batteries.

As the global push toward sustainable energy gains momentum, the role of lithium-ion batteries as vital components in electrification and energy storage systems has become indisputable, accelerating ...

In the race for solutions to unlock untapped sources, engineers have developed new technology enabling direct lithium extraction from extreme environments like the desert. Demand for lithium -- ...

Canadian company Volt Lithium has developed and pilot-tested a new low-cost lithium extraction method to pull this critical battery metal out of low-concentration brines. Now it plans to turn old oil ...