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Afghanistan's Potential Billions in Lithium: Why It's Important

This weekend rare and fabulous news came from Afghanistan that trillion-dollar mineral deposits have been discovered. Chief among the riches is lithium, an element central to the most popular type of rechargable batteries used today. ...READ»

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New Invention Means Future Cellphones To Charge in Seconds

We've talked a lot about future battery technology, but generally the innovations are for products that we won't see for years. Perhaps not so with a new invention from MIT since it's a modification of already ubiquitous lithium-ion ...READ»

US Li-Ion Battery Makers Want $1Billion Federal Aid

Battery technology progresses on a daily basis, but lithium-ion tech still has a place in many consumer electronic gadgets and electric-powered cars. And that's why a consortium of fourteen US companies is lobbying for a ...READ»

Why The Reign of Conventional Batteries Is Nearly Over

As usual this holiday season millions of kids will be opening gifts that a caring parent must crack open immediately to jam in batteries before the playing can begin. Since its invention in 1800 as the "Voltaic pile" by Alessandro ...READ»