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With roots in fundamental research conducted at Princeton, a new startup is upending decades-old approaches for the way the world extracts lithium and other materials, including nitrate and potash.

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 ...

Based on fundamental research, a new startup is upending decades-old approaches for the way the world extracts lithium and other materials.

Global demand for lithium is expected to increase by nearly 500% over the next few decades, as countries invest more in batteries and electric vehicles meant to reduce their carbon footprint. But ...

Lithium-brine mining currently entails a multi-step process that generally goes like this: Brine is pumped from below the surface into a series of shallow, above-ground evaporation ponds.