Lithium is a chemical element (atomic number 3) that plays distinct roles across multiple scientific topics, including materials science, electrochemistry, and psychiatry. In battery research, lithium’s low atomic mass, high electrochemical potential, and capacity for intercalation into host lattices underpin lithium-ion and solid-state energy storage technologies, where it governs energy density, cycle life, and safety characteristics. In neuropsychopharmacology, lithium salts are studied as mood-stabilizing agents, with research focusing on their modulation of intracellular signaling pathways, neuroprotective effects, and impacts on synaptic plasticity and circadian regulation, although precise molecular mechanisms remain incompletely resolved.
They power green energy, enhance defense systems, and drive the future of microelectronics. Known as critical minerals, elements like lithium, cobalt, and nickel are vital to national security and innovation. Yet the U.S. ...
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Modern energy technologies are essential for meeting the growing global demand for electricity, driven by rapid industrialization and the global transition toward renewable energy. Among these technologies, rechargeable lithium-ion ...
Nanomaterials
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Carbon emissions from the lithium-ion battery supply chain could be cut by up to around 35% using a circular economy strategy that encompasses global cooperation, according to a paper published in Nature. The study analyzes ...
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A research team led by Prof. Tan Peng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the temperature regulation mechanism of lithium-Mars gas batteries (LMGBs), ...
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One of the biggest obstacles on the road to a low-carbon energy future is caused by the rare-earth element lithium, a critical component for the batteries that can store the abundant and sustainable energy from renewable ...
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Critical mineral lithium—the lightest of all metals—had long eluded geologists by slipping through the cracks of traditional analysis.
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Lithium is considered a key ingredient in the future commercial fusion power plants known as tokamaks, and there are several ways to use this metal to enhance the process. But a key question remained: How much does it impact ...
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Using a cutting-edge magnetic wave detection technique, a new study in Nature Communications has identified lithium in Mercury's exosphere for the first time.
A research team led by Prof. Wan Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered a surprising new mechanism that fundamentally alters our understanding of ion transport in ...
Nanomaterials
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They're in the headlines every week—critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and the rare earth elements essential for high-technology and national security applications.
Earth Sciences
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