Lightweight lithium metal is a heavy-hitting critical mineral, serving as the key ingredient in the rechargeable batteries that power phones, laptops, electric vehicles and more. As ubiquitous as ...

These ponds currently generate around 40% of the world’s lithium and most of its naturally occurring nitrate. The technology is a black disc with a special, anti-fouling coating that floats on ...

Mining the lithium involves extracting salty brine and storing it in large evaporation ponds where the sun removes ... a sponge that prevents water from filtering deeper into the ground, Boutt ...

A Princeton University startup has developed a technology that promises to boost the production of minerals such as lithium from evaporation ponds. These ponds currently generate around 40 per cent of ...

These ponds currently generate around 40% of the world's lithium and most of its naturally occurring nitrate. The technology is a black disc with a special, anti-fouling coating that floats on the ...